The renal system basic science and clinical conditions

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Field, Michael J. (Michael John) 1950-
Other Authors: Pollock, Carol A., Harris, David C. (David Charles) 1953-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh ; New York Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier 2010
Edition:2nd ed.
Series:Systems of the body
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Table of Contents:
  • Urinary tract structure and infection
  • Body fluids, nephron function and diuretics
  • Water balance and regulation of osmolality
  • Acid-base balance and regulation of pH
  • Glomerular filtration and acute kidney injury
  • Proteinuria and the nephrotic syndrome
  • Glomerulonephritis and the acute nephritic syndrome
  • Diabetic nephropathy and chronic kidney disease
  • End-stage kidney disease and replacement of renal function
  • Hypertension and the kidney
  • Pregnancy and the kidney
  • Urinary tract obstruction and stones
  • Renal masses and urinary tract tumours
  • Drugs and the kidney