Description
Now in its Seventh Edition, this best-selling Spiral® Manual is a practical quick-reference guide to the diagnosis and treatment of renal disorders. The book covers all common renal problems in a user-friendly outline format designed for rapid information retrieval. Coverage includes acute and chronic kidney diseases, fluid and electrolyte disorders, acid-base disturbances, urinary tract infections, kidney stones, and hypertension.
Highlights of this Seventh Edition include updated information on kidney disease in diabetes. A chapter on drug dosing in patients with renal impairment provides specific recommendations for over 500 drugs.
Features
--NEW: Kidney disease in diabetes updated
--Comprehensive coverage addresses acute and chronic kidney diseases, fluid and electrolyte disorders, acid-base disturbances, urinary tract infections, kidney stones, and hypertension
--User-friendly outline format facilitates rapid information retrieval--a great time-saver for the busy clinician
--Practical approach to the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic kidney disease offers expert guidance on the how, what, and why of renal disease management
--Chapter on drug dosing in patients with renal impairment provides specific recommendations for over 500 drugs
--Comprehensive coverage addresses acute and chronic kidney diseases, fluid and electrolyte disorders, acid-base disturbances, urinary tract infections, kidney stones, and hypertension
--User-friendly outline format facilitates rapid information retrieval--a great time-saver for the busy clinician
--Practical approach to the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic kidney disease offers expert guidance on the how, what, and why of renal disease management
--Chapter on drug dosing in patients with renal impairment provides specific recommendations for over 500 drugs
About the Author(s)
- Robert W Schrier MD
- Professor of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO; Chief, Department of Medical Service, University of Colorado Hospital, Denver, CO
Specs
- Edition: Seventh
- Product Format: Softbound
- ISBN: 9780781796194
- Trim Size: 5.25 x 8.375
- Pages: 336
- Pub Date: Oct 24, 2008
- Weight: 1.0
Associated Specialties
Table of contents
Preface
Contributing Authors
- Chapter 1 The Edematous Patient: Cardiac Failure, Cirrhosis, and Nephrotic Syndrome
- Chapter 2 The Patient with Hyponatremia or Hypernatremia
- Chapter 3 The Patient with Hypokalemia or Hyperkalemia
- Chapter 4 The Patient with an Acid-Base Disorder
- Chapter 5 The Patient with Disorders of Serum Calcium and Phosphate
- Chapter 6 The Patient with Kidney Stones
- Chapter 7 The Patient with Urinary Tract Infection
- Chapter 8 The Patient with Hematuria, Proteinuria, or Both, and Abnormal Findings on UrinaryMicroscopy
- Chapter 9 The Patient with Glomerulonephritis or Vasculitis
- Chapter 10 The Patient with Acute Renal Failure
- Chapter 11 The Patient with Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chapter 12 The Patient Receiving Chronic Renal Replacement with Dialysis
- Chapter 13 The Patient with a Kidney Transplant
- Chapter 14 The Patient with Kidney Disease and Hypertension in Pregnancy
- Chapter 15 The Patient with Hypertension
- Chapter 16 Practical Guidelines for Drug Dosing in Patients with Impaired Kidney Function
Index
