| Preface to the fourth edition |
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| Introduction and how to use this book |
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| Abbreviations |
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| Glossary |
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| Nomenclature |
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| Normal values |
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| About the companion website |
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| Part 1 Introduction |
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1 The kidney: structural overview |
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2 The kidney: functional overview |
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3 Development of the renal system |
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4 Clinical features of kidney disease |
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5 The kidney: laboratory investigations and diagnostic imaging |
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| Part 2 Filtration and blood flow |
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9 Erythropoietin and anemia in renal disease |
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| Part 3 Sodium and water |
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11 The kidney and water handling |
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12 Regulation of body sodium and body water |
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13 Disorders of sodium and water metabolism |
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14 Hyponatremia and hypernatremia |
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15 The edema states: sodium and water retention |
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| Part 4 Potassium |
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16 Renal potassium handling |
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17 Regulation of potassium metabolism |
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18 Hypokalemia and hyperkalemia |
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| Part 5 Acid-base |
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19 Renal acid-base and buffer concepts |
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20 Renal acid-base handling |
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21 Acid-base regulation and responses to acid-base disturbances |
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22 Clinical disorders of acid-base metabolism and metabolic acidosis |
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23 Metabolic alkalosis, respiratory acidosis, and respiratory alkalosis |
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24 Renal tubular acidosis |
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| Part 6 Divalent ions - calcium, phosphate and magnesium |
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25 Calcium, phosphate, and magnesium metabolism |
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26 Regulation of divalent ions and disorders of phosphate and magnesium |
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27 Hypocalcemia and hypercalcemia |
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| Part 7 Drugs and genetic disorders |
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28 Drug and organic molecule handling by the kidney |
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28 Renal pharmacology: diuretics |
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30 Hereditary disorders of tubular transport |
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31 Polycystic kidney disease |
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| Part 8 Glomerular and tubulointerstitial disease |
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32 Glomerular disease: an overview |
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33 Glomerular pathologies and their associated diseases |
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34 Specific diseases affecting the glomeruli |
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35 Proteinuria and the nephrotic syndrome |
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38 Tubulointerstitial disease |
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| Part 9 Systemic conditions and the renal system |
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37 Hypertension: causes and clinical evaluation |
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38 Hypertension: complications and therapy |
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38 Pregnancy and the renal system |
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40 Diabetes mellitus and the kidney |
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| Part 10 Acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease |
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41 Acute kidney injury: pathophysiology |
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42 Acute kidney injury: clinical aspects |
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43 Chronic kidney disease and kidney function in the elderly |
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44 Severe chronic kidney disease and renal bone disease |
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45 Severe chronic kidney disease: clinical complications and their management |
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48 Treatment of kidney failure with dialysis |
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47 Peritoneal dialysis and continuous hemofiltration |
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49 Global kidney medicine |
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| Part 11 Stones, infection and cancer |
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50 Urinary tract infection |
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| Case studies and questions |
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| Answers |
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| Index |
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