Renal Pathophysiology provides you with a concise case-based approach to learning the mechanisms of renal disease.

Features:

• Revised and updated content incorporates new findings regarding the mechanisms of renal disease.
• Each chapter begins with a patient case featuring the disease reviewed in that chapter, followed by a discussion of the pathophysiology of that disease.
• Differential diagnoses and therapy are emphasized to promote better understanding of pathophysiologic mechanisms.
• Short questions are interspersed throughout the text, encouraging students to apply their knowledge.
• Pedagogical elements include chapter objectives, chapter summaries, cases and case discussions, questions and detailed answers, and suggested readings.
• Two-color art program and a freshly redesigned interior prominently feature pedagogical elements.

Contents

1. Review of Renal Physiology
2. Regulation of Salt and Water Balance
3. Disorders of Water Balance: Hyponatremia, Hypernatremia, and Polyuria
4. Edematous States and the Use of Diuretics
5. Acid-Base Physiology and Metabolic Alkalosis
6. Metabolic Acidosis
7. Disorders of Potassium Balance
8. Urinalysis and Approach to the Patient With Renal Disease
9. Pathogenesis of Major Glomerular and Vascular Diseases
10. Progression of Chronic Renal Failure
11. Acute Renal Failure
12. Signs and Symptoms of Chronic Renal Failure
13. Tubulointerstitial Diseases

Index

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