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Renal pathophysiology : the essentials /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rennke, Helmut G.
Other Authors: Denker, Bradley M.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Heatlh/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2010]
Edition:Third edition.
Subjects:
Kidneys > Pathophysiology.
Kidney Diseases > physiopathology.
Kidney > physiopathology.
Table of Contents:
  • Review of renal physiology
  • Regulation of salt and water balance
  • Disorders of water balance : hyponatremia, hypernatremia, and polyuria
  • Edematous states and the use of diuretics
  • Acid-base physiology and metabolic alkalosis
  • Metabolic acidosis
  • Disorders of potassium balance
  • Urinalysis and approach to the patient with renal disease
  • Pathogenesis of major glomerular and vascular diseases
  • Tubulointerstitial diseases
  • Acute renal failure
  • Progression of chronic renal failure
  • Signs and symptoms of chronic renal failure