Primer on Kidney Diseases, Second Edition - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0122990900 ISBN 13: 9780122990908

Publisher: Academic Press, 1998

Synopsis

This Second Edition of the National Kidney Foundation's Primer on Kidney Diseases provides an up-to-date review of kidney disease, fluid and electrolyte disorders, hypertension, dialysis, and renal transplantation. All material has been thoroughly revised from the First Edition, making this edition the new authority on kidney diseases.
The Second Edition summarizes key information of practical value to nephrologists, endocrinologists, primary care physicians, family practitioners, internists, house staff, medical students, and other professionals providing health care to patients with kidney disease. Each chapter is written by an established expert in the field with superior writing and teaching skills. Careful editing ensures a consistent depth of coverage and uniform style, as well as a balanced approach to controversial topics. The result is a state-of-the-art approach to clinical disorders of kidney disease and electrolyte metabolism.

Key Features
* New and authoritative information from the National Kidney Foundation
* Practical approach to diagnosis and management of kidney disease
* Readable, crisp summaries of major areas in nephrology
* Pathophysiologic approach to therapy of electrolyte disorders

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From the Back Cover:

The third edition of the National Kidney Foundation's popular Primer on Kidney Diseases provides a current review of the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of kidney disease, fluid and electrolyte disorders, hypertension, dialysis, and renal transplantation. The book is thorough but concise and accessible. Highlights of this version are new coverage of the genetic and molecular base of renal tubular transport disorders and an expanded discussion of the techniques useful for slowing the progression of chronic renal disease.
Each chapter has been written by an established expert in the field, and the editors have worked closely with the authors to ensure a consistent depth of coverage, balanced discussion of controversy, and uniform focus on information that will be useful to clinicians. The result is a state-of-the-art approach to diagnosis and management of kidney disease and electrolyte disorders. The Primer summarizes key information that primary care physicians, family practitioners, internists, house staff, medical students, nephrologists, and other professionals caring for patients with renal disease will find to be of practical value.
Key Features
* New and authoritative information from the National Kidney Foundation
* Readable, crisp summaries of major areas in nephrology written by experts in the field
* Highlights new coverage of the genetic and molecular base of renal tubular transport disorders
* State-of-the-art approach to diagnosis and management of kidney disease and electrolyte disorders

About this edition

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0122990900
• ISBN 13: 9780122990908
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 542
• Editor: Greenberg Arthur, Cheung Alfred K., Coffman Thomas M., Falk Ronald J., Jennette J. Charles