Comprehensive clinical nephrology / edited by John Feehally, Jurgen Floege, Marcello Tonelli and Richard J. Johnson.

Includes bibliography and index

Renal anatomy
Renal physiology
Assessment of glomerular filtration rate
Urinalysis
Imaging
Renal biopsy
Disorders of extracellular volume
Disorders of water metabolism
Disorders of potassium metabolism
Disorders of calcium, phosphate, and magnesium metabolism
Normal acid-base balance
Metabolic acidosis
Metabolic alkalosis
Respiratory acidosis, respiratory alkalosis, and mixed disorders
Introduction to glomerular disease : clinical presentations
Introduction to glomerular disease : histologic classification and pathogenesis
Minimal change disease
Primary and secondary (non-genetic) causes of focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis
Inherited causes of nephrotic syndrome
Membranous nephropathy
Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis and cryoglobulinemic glomerulonephritis
Glomerulonephritis associated with complement disorders
Immunoglobulin a nephropathy and IgA vasculitis (Henoch-Schönlein purpura)
Anti-glomerular basement membrane disease and Goodpasture disease
Renal and systemic vasculitis
Lupus nephritis
Renal amyloidosis and glomerular diseases with monoclonal immunoglobulin deposition
Rare glomerular disorders
Thrombotic microangiopathies, including hemolytic uremic syndrome
Pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, and natural history of diabetic kidney disease
Prevention and treatment of diabetic kidney disease
Management of the diabetic patient with chronic kidney disease
Normal blood pressure control and the evaluation of hypertension
Primary hypertension
Nonpharmacologic prevention and treatment of hypertension
Pharmacologic treatment of hypertension
Evaluation and treatment of hypertensive emergencies and urgencies
Endocrine causes of hypertension : aldosterone
Other endocrine causes of hypertension
Neurogenic hypertension, including hypertension associated with stroke or spinal cord injury
Renovascular hypertension and ischemic nephropathy
Renal physiology and complications in normal pregnancy
Pregnancy with preexisting kidney disease
Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
Other cystic kidney diseases
Alport syndrome and other familial glomerular syndromes
Inherited disorders of sodium and water handling
Fanconi syndrome and other proximal tubule disorders
Sickle cell diseases and the kidney
Congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract
Urinary tract infections in adults
Tuberculosis of the urinary tract
Fungal infections of the urinary tract
The kidney in schistosomiasis
Glomerular diseases associated with infection
Human immunodeficiency virus infection and the kidney
Nephrolithiasis and nephrocalcinosis
Urinary tract obstruction
Urologic issues for the nephrologist
Acute interstitial nephritis
Primary vesicoureteral reflux and reflux nephropathy
Chronic interstitial nephritis
Endemic nephropathies
Myeloma and the kidney
Onconephrology : kidney disease in cancer patients
Pathophysiology and etiology of acute kidney injury
Acute kidney injury in the tropics
Diagnosis and clinical evaluation of acute kidney injury
Epidemiology and prognostic impact of acute kidney injury
Prevention and nondialytic management of acute kidney injury
Dialytic management of acute kidney injury and intensive care unit nephrology
Dialytic management of refractory heart failure
Hepatorenal syndrome
Principles of drug therapy, dosing, and prescribing in chronic kidney disease and renal replacement therapy
Common issues in prescribing in kidney disease and renal replacement therapy
Herbal and over-the-counter medicines and the kidney
Epidemiology of chronic kidney disease and dialysis
Pathophysiology of disease progression in proteinuric and nonproteinuric kidney disease
Retarding progression of kidney disease
Clinical evaluation and management of chronic kidney disease
Cardiovascular disease in chronic kidney disease
Anemia in chronic kidney disease
Other blood and immune disorders in chronic kidney disease
Bone and mineral disorders in chronic kidney disease
Neurologic complications of chronic kidney disease
Gastroenterology and nutrition in chronic kidney disease
Dermatologic manifestations of chronic kidney disease
Acquired cystic kidney disease and malignant neoplasms
Geriatric nephrology
Approach to renal replacement therapy
Vascular access for dialytic therapies
Diagnostic and interventional nephrology
Hemodialysis : principles and techniques
Hemodialysis : dialysis prescription and adequacy
Acute complications during hemodialysis
Peritoneal dialysis : principles, techniques, and adequacy
Complications of peritoneal dialysis
Extracorporeal therapies for drug overdose and poisoning
Plasma exchange
Immunologic principles in kidney transplantation
Immunosuppressive medications in kidney transplantation
Evaluation and preoperative management of kidney transplant recipient and donor
Kidney transplantation surgery
Prophylaxis and treatment of kidney transplant rejection
Medical management of the kidney transplant recipient : infections and malignancies
Medical management of the kidney transplant recipient : cardiovascular disease and metabolic abnormalities
Chronic allograft injury
Recurrent disease in kidney transplantation
Outcomes of renal transplantation
Pancreas and islet transplantation
Kidney disease in liver, cardiac, lung, and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Palliative nephrology

"Written and edited by world leaders in nephrology, Comprehensive Clinical Nephrology, 6th Edition, by Drs. John Feehally, Jurgen Floege, Richard J. Johnson, and Marcello Tonelli, provides current information on clinical procedures and conditions as well as the scientific facts and pathophysiology that are foundational to nephrology practice. Ideal for practicing nephrologists, fellows, residents, and internists, it thoroughly covers fluids and electrolytes, hypertension, diabetes, dialysis, and transplantation, and more, all in a single convenient volume" Publisher's description