Clinical Pediatric Nephrology

The third edition of a bestseller, this book provides insight from a wide array of international contributors in the field of pediatric nephrology. Copiously illustrated with photomicrographs and clinical diagrams, the third edition reflects current advances in the field. Each chapter contains a set of questions, directed at helping fellows succeed at the American Pediatric Nephrology Board examination. New information for this edition includes changes in treatment options for hyponatremia, and updates on hyperparathyroidism and transplantation. Text boxes highlight important "take home points" throughout the chapters. Clinical Pediatric Nephrology, Third Edition will be a valuable reference for clinicians in nephrology, pediatrics and urology, and any professional involved in the care of children with renal diseases seeking a reliable contemporary text.

Table of Contents:

PART A: KIDNEY ANATOMY AND DEVELOPMENT

1 Anatomy and embryology of the urinary tract

2 Molecular basis of developmental renal disease

PART B: DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION OF KIDNEY DISEASES

3 Urinalysis

4 Clinical assessment of renal function

5 Normal and abnormal kidney function in neonates

6 Diagnostic imaging of the urinary tract

7 Radionuclide renal imaging

8 Renal biopsy

9 Hematuria and proteinuria

PART C: DISORDERS OF HOMEOSTASIS

10 Physiology of glomerular filtration

11 Sodium and volume homeostasis

12 Potassium homeostasis

13 Disorders of mineral metabolism

14 Acid-base homeostasis

15 Water homeostasis

PART D: GLOMERULAR AND TUBULAR DISEASES

16 Nephrotic syndrome

17 Primary podocytopathies

18 Nephrotic syndrome in the first year of life

19 Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis

20 Membranous nephropathy

21 Acute glomerulonephritis

22 Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis and vasculitis

23 Immunoglobulin A nephropathy and Henoch-Schönlein purpura nephritis

24 Thrombotic microangiopathies

25 Tubulointerstitial nephritis

PART E: KIDNEY IN SYSTEMIC DISEASES

26 Lupus nephritis

27 Kidney disease in sickle cell disease

28 Kidney disease associated with diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome

29 Kidney in viral infections

PART F: KIDNEY FAILURE

30 Acute kidney injury

31 Chronic kidney disease

32 Anemia in chronic kidney disease

33 Chronic kidney disease bone and mineral disorder

34 Nutrition in chronic kidney disease

PART G: RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPIES

35 Continuous renal replacement therapy

36 Hemodialysis

37 Peritoneal dialysis

38 Renal transplantation

PART H: HYPERTENSION

39 Hypertension in children and adolescents

40 Management of hypertension

PART I: INHERITED RENAL DISORDERS

41 Tubulopathies

42 Renal tubular acidosis

43 Cystic kidney disease

44 Ciliopathies and nephronophthisis

45 Alport syndrome and thin basement membrane nephropathy

46 Renal disease in syndromic disorders

PART J: UROLOGIC DISORDERS

47 Hydronephrosis and obstructive uropathies

48 Vesicoureteral reflux

49 Urinary tract infection

50 Pediatric renal tumors

51 Urolithiasis in children

52 Voiding disorders

PART K: RESEARCH TOOLS

53 Applied clinical biostatistics

Index