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8th Edition
• Thoroughly updated Eighth Edition of classic three-volume nephrology reference • More comprehensive than any other textbook of nephrology—each of the fourteen sections is comparable to a complete, up-to-date book • Covers all diseases, disorders, and complications of both the kidney and the urinary tract—includes unique sections on hypertension, urological problems, and urinary tract concerns • Clinically oriented—focuses on diagnosis and treatment of specific diseases • Each chapter written by internationally renowned contributors • First section's 9 chapters are in-depth presentations of key areas of renal basic science • Second section's 6 chapters examine current diagnostic tools—urinalysis, laboratory tests, imaging studies, and biopsy • Twelve sections—89 chapters—cover various types of disease • Hereditary diseases • Urological diseases of the genitourinary tract • Neoplasms of the genitourinary tract • Infections of the urinary tract and kidney • Acute renal failure • Hypertension • Glomerular, interstitial, and vascular renal diseases • Systemic diseases of the kidney • Electrolyte, water, and acid-base disorders • Uremic syndrome • Management of end-stage renal disease • Nutrition, drugs, and the kidney • Each disease-oriented section begins with an up-to-date review of pathophysiology, then focuses on specific diseases This edition has separate chapters on • Heart disease and the kidney • Liver disease and the kidney • The nephrotic syndrome New lead authors bring current knowledge to more than 25 chapters The thoroughly updated Eighth Edition of this classic three-volume work provides the most comprehensive, current, and authoritative information on diseases of the kidney and urinary tract. This clinically oriented reference focuses on diagnosis and treatment of specific diseases, disorders, and complications and incorporates the basic science practicing physicians need to evaluate and manage the disease process. Each of the fourteen sections is written by internationally renowned contributors and provides coverage comparable to a complete book. The first two sections review renal basic science and describe current diagnostic tools. The remaining twelve sections cover various types of diseases, including hypertension, urological problems, and urinary tract concerns. Each disease-oriented section begins with an up-to-date review of pathophysiology and then focuses on specific diseases. This edition has new lead authors for more than 25 chapters, and separate chapters on heart disease and the kidney, liver disease and the kidney, and the nephrotic syndrome. |
