Chronic Renal Disease, 2nd Edition

Features:

• Includes case studies and questions which can be used as a teaching tool for medical students and resident
• Provides coverage of classification and measurement, epidemiology, pathophysiology, complications of CKD, fluid/electrolyte disorders in CKD, CKD and systemic illnesses, clinical considerations, therapeutic considerations, and special considerations

Table Of Contents:

I INTRODUCTION
1. Introduction

II CLASSIFICATION AND MEASUREMENT
2. From Bright’s Disease to Chronic Kidney Disease
3. Classification of Chronic Kidney Disease - Historic Perspective: From Insufficiency and Failure to Chronic Kidney Disease
4. Assessing Kidney Function
5. Clinical Assessment and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease Across Its Stages

III EPIDEMIOLOGY
6. Epidemiology of Chronic Kidney Disease - Scope of the Problem
7. Gender Issues in Chronic Kidney Disease
8. Ethnicity and Chronic Kidney Disease - United States
9. Ethnicity and Chronic Kidney Disease in Disadvantaged Populations - An International Perspective
10. Ethnicity and Chronic Kidney Disease in Japan
11. Ethnicity and Chronic Kidney Disease in Africa
12. Ethnicity and Chronic Kidney Disease in China
13. Poverty and Chronic Kidney Disease

IV PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
14. The Uremic Syndrome
15. Pathophysiology of Proteinuria: Albuminuria as a Target for Treatment
16. Protein Energy Metabolism in Chronic Kidney Disease
17. Aging and the Kidney: Clinical and Pathophysiologic Issues
18. Pathophysiology of Chronic Kidney Disease Progression: Organ and Cellular Considerations
19. Pathophysiology of Diabetic Nephropathy
20. Prenatal Antecedents of Chronic Kidney Disease
21. Pathophysiology of Hypertension in Chronic Kidney Disease
22. Chronic Kidney Disease and the Vascular Endothelium
23. Cardiovascular Disease and Chronic Kidney Disease
24. Inflammation in Chronic Kidney Disease
25. Genetics and Chronic Kidney Disease
26. Acute Kidney Injury and Chronic Kidney Disease

V COMPLICATIONS OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE
27. Psychosocial Issues in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients
28. Ophthalmic Issues in Chronic Kidney Disease
29. Neurologic Complications of Chronic Kidney Disease
30. Hematologic Complications of Chronic Kidney Disease - Anemia and Platelet Disorders
31. Hematologic and Infectious Complications of Chronic Kidney Disease
32. Immune Function in Chronic Kidney Disease
33. Chronic Kidney Disease and Gastrointestinal Disorders
34. Endocrine Complications of Chronic Kidney Disease
35. Chronic Kidney Disease - Mineral and Bone Disorders
36. Sleep Disorders in Chronic Kidney Disease
37. Sexual Dysfunction in Chronic Kidney Disease

VI FLUID AND ELECTROLYTE DISORDERS IN CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE
38. Water Homeostasis in Chronic Kidney Disease
39. Sodium Metabolism in Chronic Kidney Disease
40. Potassium Metabolism in Chronic Kidney Disease
41. Calcium, Phosphate, and Magnesium Metabolism in Chronic Kidney Disease
42. Acid/Base Metabolism in Chronic Kidney Disease
43. Uric Acid Metabolism and the Kidney
44. Trace Elements in Chronic Kidney Disease

VII CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE AND SYSTEMIC ILLNESSES - CLINICAL CONSIDERATIONS
45. Approach to the Patient with Chronic Glomerular Disease
46. Approach to the Patient with Hypertensive Nephrosclerosis
47. Approach to the Patient with Chronic Kidney Disease and Renovascular Disease
48. Polycystic Kidney Disease
49. Lupus Nephritis
50. Sickle Cell Disease
51. Approach to Chronic Kidney Disease in the Diabetic Patient
52. Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Chronic Kidney Disease
53. Liver Disease and Chronic Kidney Disease
54. Chronic Kidney Disease and Heart Failure - A Nephrologic Approach
55. Cancer and Chronic Kidney Disease

VIII THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
56. The Interdisciplinary Clinic for Chronic Kidney Disease
57. Slowing Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease
58. Approach to the Patient with Non-nephrotic Proteinuria
59. Nutritional Management of Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
60. Management of Anemia in Chronic Kidney Disease
61. Management of Hypertension in Chronic Kidney Disease
62. Management of Mineral and Bone Disorders in Chronic Kidney Disease
63. Drug Metabolism in Chronic Kidney Disease
64. Use of Diuretics in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients
65. Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs and Opioids in Chronic Kidney
66. Dyslipidemia and Chronic Kidney Disease
67. Nephrolithiasis, Nephrocalcinosis, and Hypercalciuria
68. Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients
69. Preparing for Transplantation
70. Preparing for Hemodialysis
71. Preparing for Peritoneal Dialysis

IX SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS
72. Emerging Therapies
73. The Renal Biopsy in Chronic Kidney
74. Pregnancy and Kidney Disease
75. Chronic Kidney Disease in Children
76. Reflux Nephropathy
77. Chronic Kidney Disease in the Elderly - Who Has It? Who Does One Treat? and How are They to be Treated?
78. Pain and Chronic Kidney Disease
79. The Perioperative Management of the Patient with Chronic Kidney Disease
80. Ethical Issues in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients
81. Imaging the Chronic Kidney Disease Patient