Well organized and highly readable, the National Kidney Foundation Primer on Kidney Diseases has offered clear, comprehensive coverage of adult and pediatric kidney diseases for more than 25 years. The thoroughly revised 8th Edition of this authoritative, practical reference covers every relevant topic in the field, making it an excellent resource for residency, fellowship, clinical practice, and board review. It brings you completely up to date with key topics in this fast-changing field, including ongoing clinical research and changing treatment protocols.
This powerful learning tool and clinical reference is a joint publication of Elsevier and the National Kidney Foundation.
Covers every relevant topic in nephrology-from anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology to diagnosis and management of kidney disease, to fluid and electrolyte disorders, hypertension, dialysis, and renal transplantation.
Presents complex material in a clear, easy-to-understand manner that is both accessible for residents and fellows and comprehensive enough for practicing nephrologists.
Offers new guidance for management of COVID-19 in the Viral Nephropathies chapter.
Contains two new chapters on Global Kidney Disease, and Conservative Kidney Management (CKM), a palliative care option for treating kidney failure without dialysis.
Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
Edited by:
Scott F. Gilbert MD (Professor of Medicine Tufts University School of Medicine Nephrologist Division of Nephrology Tufts Medical Center Boston Massachusetts),
Daniel E. Weiner (Associate Professor of Medicine,
Tufts University School of Medicine,
Nephrologist,
Division of Nephrology,
Tufts Medical Center,
Boston,
Massachusetts),
National Kidney Foundation
Imprint: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 8th edition
Dimensions:
Height: 276mm,
Width: 216mm,
Weight: 1.470kg
ISBN: 9780323791229
ISBN 10: 0323791220
Pages: 688
Publication Date: 05 May 2022
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Replaced By: 9780443261930
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Structure and Function of the Kidney 1. Overview of Kidney Structure and Function 2. Kidney development 3. Assessment of Kidney Function in Acute and Chronic Settings 4. Urinalysis and Urine Microscopy 5. Hematuria and Proteinuria 6. Imaging the Kidneys Acid/Base and Electrolytes 7. Hyponatremia and Hypoosmolar Disorders 8. Hypernatremia 9. Volume, Edema and the Clinical Use of Diuretics 10. Disorders of Potassium Metabolism 11. Disorders of Calcium, Phosphorus, & Magnesium Homeostasis 12. Approach to Acid-Base Disorders 13. Metabolic Acidosis 14. Metabolic Alkalosis 15. Respiratory Acidosis and Alkalosis Glomerular Diseases 16. Glomerular Clinicopathologic Syndromes 17. Minimal Change Nephrotic Syndrome 18. Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis 19. Membranous Nephropathy 20. Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy and Related Disorders Kidney in Systemic Diseases 21. COMPLEMENT-MEDIATED GLOMERULONEPHRITIS AND THROMBOTIC MICROANGIOPATHY 22. Infection-related Glomerulonephritis 23. Viral Nephropathies: Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Hepatitis C Virus, and Hepatitis B Virus 24. Kidney Involvement in Systemic Vasculitis 25. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and the Kidney 26. Pathogenesis, Pathophysiology, and Treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy 27. The Kidney in Malignancy 28. Myeloma, Amyloid and other Dysproteinemias 29. Acute Cardiorenal Syndrome 30. Hepatorenal Syndrome and Other Liver-Related Kidney Diseases Acute Kidney Injury 31. Clinical Approach to the Diagnosis of Acute Kidney Injury 32. Acute Tubular Injury and Acute Tubular Necrosis 33. Acute Interstitial Nephritis 34. Management of Acute Kidney Injury Drugs and the Kidney 35. Kidney Disease Caused by Therapeutic Agents 36. Principles of Drug Therapy in Patients with Reduced Kidney Function Hereditary Kidney Disease 37. Genetics and Kidney Disease (APOL1) 38. Genetically Based Renal Transport Disorders 39. Sickle Cell Nephropathy 40. Polycystic and Other Cystic Kidney Diseases 41. Nephronophthisis and Medullary Cystic Kidney Disease 42. Alport's Syndrome and Thin Basement Membrane Dz 43. Fabry Disease Tubulointerstitial Diseases 44. Chronic Tubulointerstitial Disease 45. Obstructive Uropathy 46. Nephrolithiasis 47. Urinary Tract Infection and Pyelonephritis Special Circumstances 48. Kidney Diseases in Infants and Children 49. The Kidney in Pregnancy 50. Kidney Disease in the Elderly 51. Global Kidney Disease Chronic Kidney Disease 52. Development and Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease 53. Staging and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease 54. Nutrition and Kidney Disease 55. Bone Disorders in Chronic Kidney Disease 56. Cardiac Function and Cardiovascular Disease in Chronic Kidney Disease 57. Anemia and Other Hematologic Complications of Chronic Kidney Disease Dialysis and Transplantation 58. Hemodialysis and Hemofiltration 59. Peritoneal Dialysis 60. Outcome of End-Stage Renal Disease Therapies 61. Selection of Prospective Kidney Transplant Recipients and Donors 62. Post-transplantation Monitoring and Outcomes 63. Immunosuppression 64. Transplant Infectious Disease Hypertension 65. Pathogenesis of Hypertension 66. Evaluation and Management of Hypertension 67. Secondary Hypertension
Richard Scott is Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Emeritus, Harvard Medical School. Dr Scott has a wealth of experience in teaching and performing TKA. He brings many years of experience from Harvard Brigham and Womens Hospital and Private Practice in Boston MA. He is author of our successful TKA title now in its third edition
Reviews for National Kidney Foundation Primer on Kidney Diseases
"""This book offers a thorough understanding of kidney diseases, including basic anatomy and physiology and the management of complex renal conditions. It emphasizes evidence-based medicine, offering up-to-date information on research findings, clinical guidelines, and treatment protocols for effective management of kidney disease."" ©Doody's Review Service, 2023, Amandeep Singh, MD (University of Kentucky College of Medicine) Doody's Core Titles® 2022"
