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Main description:
Renal Failure, Diagnosis & Treatment is a practical book that provides a comprehensive description of the evaluation of renal insufficiency. It teaches the physician how to recognise the tell-tale signs of the diseases that cause kidney failure and how to confirm their presence in an efficient manner. Major teaching points are reinforced by the presentation of 20 problem cases for the reader's diagnosis. The book also details the general management of the patient with renal failure and the treatment of various causative diseases.
Contents:
Preface. Part I: Introduction and Causes; J.G. Abuelo. 1. Introduction. 2. Causes of Renal Failure. Part II: The Evaluation; J.G. Abuelo. 3. History. 4. Physical Examination. 5. Initial Laboratory Studies. 6. Additional Laboratory Tests. Part III: The Various Causes of Renal Failure and their Diagnosis. 7. False Renal Failure and Chronic Renal Failure; J.G. Abuelo. 8. Prerenal Renal Failure; J.G. Abuelo. 9. Postrenal Renal Failure; J.G. Abuelo. 10. Vascular Causes of Renal Failure; J.G. Abuelo. 11. Glomerular Causes of Renal Failure; J.G. Abuelo. 12. Tubular Causes of Renal Failure; D. Shemin. 13. Interstitial Causes of Renal Failure; A. Spital. Part IV: The Differential Diagnosis; J.G. Abuelo. 14. Review of Diagnostic Practices. 15. The Undiagnosed Patient. Part V: Management of Renal Failure. 16. General Approach to the Patient with Acute Renal Failure; R.L. Mahnensmith. 17. General Approach to the Patient with Chronic Renal Failure; R.L. Mahnensmith, D. Shemin. 18. Treatment of Specific Causes of Renal Failure; J.G. Abuelo, A. Zabbo, D. Shemin, A. Spital. Part VI: Problem Cases. Appendix: Lists of Nephrotoxins.
PRODUCT DETAILS
Publisher: Springer
Publication date: December, 2011
Pages: 284
Weight: 621g
Availability: Available
Subcategories: Diseases and Disorders, Nephrology
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