Main description:

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is rapidly becoming a global healthcare problem, with an estimated 10% of the general population affected. As a result, it is becoming increasingly important that primary care physicians and general physicians as well as aspiring nephrologists, have a firm understanding of CKD as well as access to the key information.

Practical and highly-accessible, this book provides a comprehensive guide to the understanding and management of patients with CKD. It offers both primary care physicians and non-nephrology specialists an introduction to and insights into the disease. The emphasis is on practical guidance and a focused approach to a number of key topics in the field including epidemiology, diagnosis and management, and the impact of CKD on chronic, non-communicable disease.

This is a unique contribution by internationally-renowned experts in the CKD field to update primary care physicians and non-specialists on major issues in this growing global healthcare problem.

Contents:

1. Practical approaches to the diagnosis and management of common nephrological problems ; 2. CKD: The scope of the global problem ; 3. CKD classification, risk factors, and natural history ; 4. Recommendations for screening and detection of CKD ; 5. CKD and cardiovascular disease (CVD) ; 6. CKD and infectious disease ; 7. Unique aspects of CKD in the developing countries ; 8. Management of CKD: controlling hypertension and reducing proteinuria ; 9. Clinical strategies for the management of CKD complications: perspectives for primary care ; 10. Management of dialysis and transplantation patients: perspectives for primary care