Covers every relevant topic in nephrology—from anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology to diagnosis and management of kidney disease, to fluid and electrolyte disorders, hypertension, dialysis, and renal transplantation.
Presents complex material in a clear, easy-to-understand manner that is both accessible for residents and fellows and comprehensive enough for practicing nephrologists.
Offers new guidance for management of COVID-19 in the Viral Nephropathies chapter.
Contains two new chapters on Global Kidney Disease, and Conservative Kidney Management (CKM), a palliative care option for treating kidney failure without dialysis.
Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
1 Overview of Kidney Structure and Function1 Overview of Kidney Structure and Function2 Kidney Development2 Kidney Development3 Assessment of Kidney Function in Acute and Chronic Settings4 Urinalysis and Urine Microscopy5 Hematuria and Proteinuria6 Imaging of the Kidneys7 Hyponatremia and Hypoosmolar Disorders8 Hypernatremia and Hyperosmolar Disorders9 Volume, Edema, and the Clinical Use of Diuretics10 Disorders of Potassium Metabolism11 Disorders of Calcium, Phosphorus, and Magnesium Homeostasis12 Approach to Acid-Base Disorders13 Metabolic Acidosis14 Metabolic Alkalosis15 Respiratory Acidosis and Alkalosis16 Glomerular Clinicopathologic Syndromes17 ANCA-Associated Kidney Disease and Vasculitis18 Minimal Change Disease19 Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis20 Membranous Nephropathy21 Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy and Related Disorders22 Complement-Mediated Glomerulonephritis and Thrombotic Microangiopathy23 Infection-Related Glomerulonephritis24 Viral Nephropathies: Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Hepatitis C Virus, Hepatitis B Virus, and SARS-CoV-225 Kidney Involvement in Systemic Vasculitis25 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and the Kidney26 Pathogenesis, Pathophysiology, and Treatment of Diabetic Kidney Disease27 Onconephrology28 Myeloma, Amyloid, and other Dysproteinemias29 Cardiorenal Syndrome30 Liver Disease, Acute Kidney Dysfunction, and the Hepatorenal Syndrome31 Clinical Approach to the Diagnosis of Acute Kidney Injury32 Acute Tubular Injury and Acute Tubular Necrosis33 Acute Interstitial Nephritis34 Management of Acute Kidney Injury34 Kidney Disease Caused by Therapeutic Agents35 Principles of Drug Therapy in Patients with Decreased Kidney Function36 APOL1-Mediated Kidney Disease37 Genetically Based Kidney Transport Disorders38 Sickle Cell Nephropathy39 Polycystic and Other Cystic Kidney Diseases40 Nephronophthisis and Medullary Cystic Kidney Disease41 Alport Syndrome and Related Disorders42 Fabry Disease43 Chronic Tubulointerstitial Disease44 Obstructive Uropathy45 Nephrolithiasis46 Urinary Tract Infection and Pyelonephritis46 Kidney Disease in Infants and Children46 Critical Care Nephrology47 The Kidney in Pregnancy47 Critical Care Nephrology48 Management of Kidney Disease in the Elderly49 Global Kidney Disease50 Development and Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease51 Staging and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease52 Nutrition and Kidney Disease53 Bone and Mineral Disorder in Chronic Kidney Disease54 Cardiac Function and Cardiovascular Disease in Chronic Kidney Disease55 Anemia and Other Hematologic Complications of Chronic Kidney Disease56 Hemodialysis and Hemofiltration57 Peritoneal Dialysis58 Conservative Kidney Disease Management59 Selection of Prospective Kidney Transplant Recipients and Donors60 Posttransplantation Monitoring and Outcomes61 Immunosuppression in Transplantation62 Infectious Complications of Kidney Transplantation63 Pathogenesis of Hypertension64 Evaluation and Management of Hypertension65 Secondary Hypertension
