Description
Book SynopsisThis textbook provides a broad review of kidney diseases with regard to symptoms, investigation and treatment. It deals with a variety of clinical entities, such as glomerulonephritis, renal stones, hypertension, urinary infection and renal failure. Chapters on dialysis and transplantation highlighting local incidence and statistics are included. The current concepts and therapies of kidney diseases as well as the latest statistics on kidney diseases are also covered. In this edition, the author has incorporated the results of recent clinical trials in renal therapeutics into various chapters of the book, and provided abstracts and references where relevant.Presently, there are several books on the market written by authors in the West, but they do not adequately cover the knowledge and experience of the patterns of renal diseases in the Asia-Pacific region.Written in a clear and concise style, Clinical Nephrology will serve as an invaluable practical guide for medical students and doctors preparing for their higher examinations.
Table of ContentsStructure and Function; Symptoms and Signs in Renal Medicine; Renal Investigations; Glomerulonephritis; Nephrotic Syndrome; Pathogenesis and Therapy of IgA Nephritis; Lupus Nephritis; Urinary Tract Infection; Sex and the Kidney; Hypertension and the Kidney; Diuretics; Kidney Stones; Diabetes Mellitus and the Kidney; Fluid and Electrolytes; Acid-Base Balance; Clinical Problems on Fluids, Electrolytes and Acid-Base Balance; Renal Tubular Acidosis; Renal Tubular Disorders; Systemic Disease and the Kidney; Pregnancy and the Kidney; Cancer and the Kidney; Inherited Kidney Diseases; Drugs and the Kidney; Acute Renal Failure; Chronic Renal Failure; Dialysis; Renal Transplantation; Appendix: Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonist (ATRA) Therapy in IgA Nephritis.
