Basic Nephrology and Acute Kidney Injury

Manisha Sahay

ISBN 10: 9535101390 / ISBN 13: 9789535101390

Published by Intechopen Mär 2012, 2012

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This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -The first section of the book covers the basics of nephrology and second section focuses on acute kidney injury. This easy to reference text examines the physiological and biochemical aspects of renal diseases - all in one convenient resource. Experts in the field discuss topics of increasing concern in nephrology including newer methods of assessing renal function. The field of acute kidney injury in nephrology is a rapidly evolving one with research translating into clinical guidelines and standards. This text brings together experts to provide an authoritative reference for management of AKI in various clinical settings. Pregnancy related AKI is an important entity which has also been discussed in detail. The recent advances in the field of critical care AKI have been incorporated as well and help the reader to update their knowledge.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 238 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Basic Nephrology and Acute Kidney Injury
• Publisher: Intechopen Mär 2012
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9535101390
• ISBN 13: 9789535101390
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 266W x 185H x 21D millimeters 266 millimeters width by 185 millimeters height by 21 millimeters depth
• Weight: 731 grams

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The first section of the book covers the basics of nephrology and second section focuses on acute kidney injury. This easy to reference text examines the physiological and biochemical aspects of renal diseases - all in one convenient resource. Experts in the field discuss topics of increasing concern in nephrology including newer methods of assessing renal function. The field of acute kidney injury in nephrology is a rapidly evolving one with research translating into clinical guidelines and standards. This text brings together experts to provide an authoritative reference for management of AKI in various clinical settings. Pregnancy related AKI is an important entity which has also been discussed in detail. The recent advances in the field of critical care AKI have been incorporated as well and help the reader to update their knowledge.