The book provides a broad review of kidney diseases with regard to symptoms, investigation and treatment. It deals with a variety of clinical entities such as glomerulonephritis, renal stones, hypertension, urinary infection and renal failure. Chapters on dialysis and transplantation highlighting local incidence and statistics have been included. The current concepts and therapies of kidney diseases as well as latest statistics on kidney diseases are also covered.Presently, there are several books in the market written by authors in the West, but these do not adequately cover the knowledge and experience of the patterns of renal diseases in the Asia-Pacific region.Written in a clear and concise style, this textbook will serve a useful and practical guide for medical students and doctors preparing for their higher examinations.
Structure and function; symptoms and signs in renal medicine; renal investigations; glomerulonephritis; nephrotic syndrome; pathogenesis and treatment of lgA nephritis; lupus nephritis; urinary tract infection; sex and the kidney; hypertension and the kidney; diuretics; kidney stones; diabetes mellitus and the kidney; fluid and electrolytes; acid-base balance; clinical problems in fluids; electrolytes and acid-base balance; renal tubular acidosis; renal tubular disorders; systemic disease and the kidney; pregnancy and the kidney; cancer and the kidney; inherit diseases; drug and the kidney; acute renal failure; chronic renal failure; dialysis; renal transplantation.
P. Ladeveze, J. T. Oden, P. Ladeveze, J.T. Oden, France) Ladeveze, P. (LMT-Cachan, ENS de Cachan, CNRS, Universite Paris 6, 61, avenue du President Wilson, 94235 Cachan Cedex, USA) Oden, J.T. (TICAM, The University of Texas at Austin, 3500 West Balcones Center Drive, TX 78759, J. T. Oden