Contents:

Glomerular Diseases

Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders

AcidBase Disorders

Acute Kidney Injury

Chronic Kidney Disease

Dialysis Therapies

Kidney Transplantation

Hypertension

Kidney Disease Associated with Underlying Systemic Disease

Nephrolithiasis

Index

Through case presentations and a question and answer format, Clinical Decisions in Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation provides a state of the art, updated reference for the optimal management of patients with diseases of the kidneys, and hypertension. This volume starts with the assessment of the patient, focusing on history and physical examination. Subsequently, cases depicting various clinical syndromes and/or diseases are presented, with questions centering on the appropriate diagnostic and treatment strategy. This sets the stage for a ‘Socratic approach’ to learning between the attending physician and the house staff or medical student.

This is the only book featuring problem-oriented true to life clinical cases in this format to cover nephrology, hypertension and kidney transplantation. Written by renowned actively practicing clinicians, this unique reference is both comprehensive and concise and will be of great value to hospitalists and internists, as well as students, and interns/residents rotating in nephrology and internal medicine. Clinical practitioners, in the fields of critical care and hypertension specialists would also find this of value. Common terms and phrases: acute kidney injury agents albumin alkalosis allograft anemia anion gap antibodies artery associated bicarbonate biopsy blood pressure calcium cardiac cardiovascular catheter cause cells chronic kidney disease Clin clinical creatinine decreased diabetes diagnosis dietary disorders diuretics donor dose drugs edema effects ESRD evaluation excretion fluid g/dL glomerular glomerulonephritis HCO3 hematuria hemodialysis hepatitis hyperkalemia hypertension hyponatremia immunosuppression increased infection inhibitors initial intake intravenous JAm Soc Nephrol Kidney Int kidney transplant levels liver lupus nephritis medications membrane mEq/L metabolic acidosis mg/dL mmHg mortality myeloma Nephrology nephropathy normal obstruction outcomes patients peritoneal dialysis phosphate plasma potassium pregnancy present protein proteinuria reduced renal biopsy renal disease renal failure renal function renal replacement therapy renal transplant respiratory risk factors serum creatinine sodium Springer Science+Business Media stones symptoms syndrome Table testing tion transplant recipients treatment trial tubular uric acid urine vascular vitamin volume