BookHugh C. Rayner, Mark E. Thomas, David V. Milford.
Summary: This book combines the reference material of a nephrology textbook with the everyday relevance of a clinical handbook. This second edition develops and expands upon the success of the first. All the content has been updated and entirely new chapters on acid-base disorders and stone disease have been added. Understanding Kidney Diseases includes over 60 real-life case studies and is illustrated with over 200 figures. Readers can test their knowledge with a bank of multiple-choice questions and put it into practice by answering questions that patients frequently ask. The book provides all that students, residents and fellows need in order to approach a patient with a kidney problem with confidence.
Contents:
Intro
Foreword to the First Edition
Reviews of the First Edition
An Excellent Nephrology Textbook for Medical Students and Junior Doctors
Customer Reviews
A Brilliant Guide for Medical Students, and Beyond!
Great for Students
Book Well Worth Reading
Great Book!
Foreword to the Second Edition
Words with Pictures: The Gift of Graphical Data Presentation
Preface
Acknowledgements
Disclaimer
Contents
About the Authors
1: Kidney Anatomy and Physiology: The Basis of Clinical Nephrology
The Anatomy of the Kidney
Turning Blood into Urine Changes in Kidney Function over a Lifetime
References
2: Measuring Kidney Function: How to Use Laboratory Tests to Measure Glomerular Filtration Rate
How Can Kidney Function Be Measured?
How Can GFR Be Estimated from Serum Creatinine?
Are eGFR Estimates Accurate and Reliable?
Interpreting eGFR Values
Not All Changes in Serum Creatinine Are Caused by Changes in GFR
Dietary Creatinine
Changes in Muscle Mass
Tubular Secretion of Creatinine
Serum Urea and Creatinine: Different Measures of Kidney Function
References 3: Plot All the Dots: How Graphs Reveal the History of Someone's Kidney Disease
Variation in eGFR
Interpreting Variation in an eGFR Graph
Linking an eGFR Graph to Clinical Events over Time
References
4: Kidney Function in Acute Illness and Acute Kidney Injury
Kidney Function in Acute Illness: Equilibrating Creatinine
Dealing with Missing Data
Causes of a Sudden Drop in Kidney Function
Fluid Balance in Acutely Ill Patients
Acute-on-Chronic Kidney Disease: Time in Two Dimensions
Management of Acute Kidney Injury
References 5: How Are You Feeling? Symptoms of Kidney Disease
Symptoms Linked to the Kidneys and Urinary Tract
Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
Urinary Incontinence
Bed Wetting: Enuresis
Daytime Wetting: Diurnal Enuresis
Symptoms That Develop as Kidney Function Declines
Uraemia and the Nervous System
Gout
References
6: Do You Have Any Risk Factors or Long-Term Health Conditions? How Environment, Lifestyle and Other Medical Conditions Are Linked to Kidney Disease
Risk Factors for Kidney Disease
Diabetes Mellitus
Risk Factors for Diabetic Nephropathy Treatment with Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System (RAAS) Inhibitors
Treatment with Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) Inhibitors
Atherosclerosis
Renal Artery Stenosis
Cholesterol Crystal Embolisation
Liver Disease: Hepatorenal Syndrome
Chronic Infection and Inflammation
References
7: Are You Pregnant or Planning a Pregnancy? How Pregnancy Affects the Kidneys and Vice Versa
Risks to the Baby
Risks to the Mother
Pre-eclampsia
Antenatal Diagnosis of Kidney and Urinary Tract Abnormalities
References