Part 1. Fluid & electrolyte disorders -- Part 2. Acute renal failure -- Part 3. Chronic renal failure -- Part 4. Glomerular disorders -- Part 5. Tubulointerstitial diseases -- Part 6. Hypertension -- Part 7. Cystic & genetic diseases of the kidney -- Part 8. Renal replacement therapy -- Part 9. Kidney disease in special populations -- Part 10. Special topics in nephrology.

Description based on cover image and table of contents, viewed on July 9, 2009.

Print version c2009.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Approach to the patient with renal disease ; Disorders of extracellular volume: hypovolemia & hypervolemia ; Disorders of water balance: hyponatremia & hypernatremia ; Disorders of potassium balance: hypokalemia & hyperkalemia ; Acid-base disorders ; Disorders of calcium balance: hypercalcemia & hypocalcemia ; Disorders of phosphate balance: hypophosphatemia & hyperphosphatemia ; Disorders of magnesium balance: hypomagnesemia & hypermagnesemia ; Acute kidney injury ; Hepatorenal syndrome ; Rhabdomyolysis ; Contrast-induced nephropathy ; Tumor lysis syndrome ; Acute renal failure from therapeutic agents ; NSAIDs & the kidney: acute renal failure ; Obstructive uropathy ; Chronic renal failure & the uremic syndrome ; Anemia & chronic kidney disease ; Cardiovascular disease in chronic kidney disease ; Renal osteodystrophy ; Chronic renal failure & the uremic syndrome: nutritional issues ; Slowing the progression of chronic kidney disease ; Nephrotic syndrome versus nephritic syndrome ; Minimal change disease ; Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis ; Membranous nephropathy ; Immunoglobulin a nephropathy & Henoch-Schonlein purpura ; Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis ; Goodpasture's syndrome/anti-glomerular basement membrane disease ; Postinfectious glomerulonephritis ; Vasculitides ; Lupus nephritis ; Plasma cell dyscrasias ; Thrombotic microangiopathies ; Glomerular disorders due to infections ; Acute tubulointerstitial nephritis ; Chronic tubulointerstitial nephritis ; Urinary tract infection ; Reflux nephropathy ; Nephrolithiasis ; Primary (essential) hypertension ; Secondary hypertension ; Hypertension in high-risk populations ; Refractory hypertension ; Hypertensive emergencies & urgencies ; Cystic diseases of the kidney ; Familial hematurias: Alport syndrome & thin basement membrane nephropathy ; Fabry disease ; Sickle cell nephropathy ; Hemodialysis ; Peritoneal dialysis ; Continuous renal replacement therapy ; Renal transplantation ; Diabetic nephropathy ; Pregnancy & renal disease ; Aging & renal disease ; Interventional nephrology: endovascular procedures ; Interventional nephrology: peritoneal dialysis catheter procedures ; Poisonings & intoxications.

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