Brenner & Rector's the Kidney (2 vol set)

The New Edition of this classic resource continues to deliver comprehensive, authoritative coverage of every aspect of kidney development and function, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of renal diseases and conditions. It's simply the resource to turn to for information on any aspect of the specialty. Now with even more practical, clinically focused information on new drugs, new therapies, and treatments, the 7th Edition provides cutting-edge guidance on every aspect of the field.

Brenner and Rector's: The Kidney 7th Edition is now available with an accompanying website - featuring the full contents of the book online, plus regular updates to ensure the content doesn't go out of date. Click on related titles for more information.

Offers eleven new chapters:

• Vasoactive Peptides and the Kidney
• Disturbances of Calcium, Magnesium, and Phosphate Metabolism


• Approach to the Patient with Renal Disease


• Interpretation of Urine Electrolyte and Acid-Base Parameters
• Hematologic Consequences of Renal Disease
• Cardiovascular Aspects of Renal Disease
• Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Renal Disease
• Erythropoietin Therapy in Renal Disease and Renal Failure
• Intensive Care Nephrology
• Extracorporeal Treatment of Poisoning
• Donor and Recipient Issues in Renal Transplantation

Discusses the hottest topics in the field, including acid-base disorders, antihypertensive drugs, erythropoietin therapy in renal disease and renal failure, prescribing drugs in renal disease, intensive care nephrology, cardiovascular aspects of renal disease, hemodialysis and renal osteodystrophies

Provides a more user-friendly format that includes an updated design, with more tables, boxes and key references for even faster access to important clinical information, over 30,000 streamlined and updated references and key papers highlighted throughout the text

Includes bonus CD-ROM featuring all the illustrations from the text for use in PowerPoint presentations

“Each chapter has been written by leaders in the field, with the authorship remaining mainly North American and European in origin. There s a consistent chapter structure throughout the two volumes with easily readable text, and appropriate use of subheadings, figures and black and white plates. There is an extensive bibliography at the end of each chapter.

The text remains comprehensive in this discussion of the range of renal disease, although discussion of the management of renal failure remains relatively brief as necessitated by the need to keep the text to a manageable size. One of the strengths of the current edition is the discussion of management options in various clinical settings.

Overall, the current edition of ‘The Kidney’ cements its position as one of the pre-eminent textbooks of nephrology. It remain an invaluable text for nephrology clinicians, trainees and scientists.

Reviewed by www.nephrology.edu.au – Nephrology Newsletter
“The general presentation of the textbook is outstanding, with an immediate outline of chapter subtitles at the top of each chapter, a diligent choice of only two colours throughout, namely black and blue (except for three colour plates at the beginning of volume 2) and numerous, high quality illustrations of all kinds.

It deserves a permanent place on the book shelves of all clionical scientists, basic scientists and students who are interested in the broad field of nephrology.

Reviewed by Tilman B. Drueke, Paris