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Brenner and Rector's the Kidney

Brenner & Rectora legacy of authoritya necessity for state-of-the-art care! This multimedia E-dition allows you to search the entire 2-volume set... more
Subtitle:
Text with Continually Updated Online Reference, 2-Volume Set
Author:
Barry M. Brenner
Format:
Hardcover
Edition:
8th Edition

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Short description

Brenner & Rectora legacy of authoritya necessity for state-of-the-art care! This multimedia E-dition allows you to search the entire 2-volume set online, get instant access to regular updates, download images, and more! The revised 8th Edition continues to provide exhaustive, authoritative coverage of nephrologyfrom basic science through diagnosis and management. Two brand-new sections, Epidemiology and Risk Factors in Kidney Disease and Frontiers in Kidney Disease, as well as fourteen new chapters, including Interventional Nephrology, Endocrine Aspects of Kidney Disease, Plasmapheresis, and many others, keep you on the cusp of the latest advances. Plus, 550 full-color high-quality photographs and abundant algorithms and tables enhance your comprehension.

Long description

This revised 8'th Edition continues to provide comprehensive, exhaustive, and authoritative coverage of nephrology both underlying basic science and pathophysiology, and clinical diagnosis management of renal diseases and conditions. Fourteen new chapters, two new sections, and an online component keep you absolutely current.

Product details

Publisher:
W.B. Saunders Company
ISBN:
9781416031109
Publication date:
January 2008
Additional format:
Contains Hardback and Online resource
Length:
292mm
Width:
235mm
Thickness:
102mm
Weight:
5557g
Edition:
8th Edition
Pages:
2448
Illustrations:
Approx. 900 illustrations (550 in full color)

Table of contents

  • B>I. Normal Renal Function: Molecular, Cellular, Structural, and Physiologic Principles 1. Embryology and Maturation Susan Quaggin 2. Anatomy and Topography Kirsten Madsen 3. Cell Biology Pierre Ronco/Gerard Friedlander 4. Hemodynamics Lance D. Dworkin 5. Metabolic Basis of Solute Transport Bruce C. Kone 6. Transport of Inorganic Solutes David B. Mount 7. Transport of Organic Solutes Orson Moe 8. Renal Acidification Lee L. Hamm 9. Cell Biology of Vasopressin Action Dennis Brown 10. Urine Concentration and Dilution Mark A. Knepper II. Integrated Control of Body Fluid Volume and Composition 11. Vasoactive Peptides and the Kidney Mark E. Cooper/Karin Jandeleit-Dahm 12. Arachidonate Metabolites Raymond C. Harris 13. Extracellular Fluid and Edema Formation Karl L. Skorecki 14. Disorders of Water Balance Tomas Berl 15. Disorders of Acid-Base Balance Thomas D. DuBose 16. Disorders of Potassium Balance David B. Mount 17. Disorders of Calcium, Magnesium, and Phosphate Balance Kevin Martin III. Epidemiology and Risk Factors in Kidney Disease 18. Epidemiology of Kidney Disease Josef Coresh 19. Risk Factors and Kidney Disease A. Levey/ V. Menon/M. Sarnak 20. Nephron Endowment Valerie Luyckx/Barry Brenner 21. Gender and Kidney Disease Joel Neugarten 22. Aging and Kidney Disease Moshe Levi IV. Evaluation of the Patient with Kidney Disease 23. Approach to the Patient with Kidney Disease Robert Toto 24. Laboratory Assessment of Kidney Disease Bertram L. Kaiske 25. Interpretation of Urine Electrolyte and Acid-Base Parameters Mitchell Halperin 26. Adaptation to Nephron Loss Maarten Taal/Barry Brenner 27. Renal and Systemic Manifestations of Glomerular Disease Sharon Anderson 28. Diagnostic Kidney Imaging William D. Boswell 29. Interventional Nephrology David Warnock V. Disorders of Kidney Function 30. Acute Renal Failure Michael Clarkson 31. Primary Glomerular Disease Ronald Falk 32. Secondary Glomerular Disease Gerald Appel 33. Micro and Macrovascular Diseases of the Kidney Kamal F. Badr 34. Tubulointerstitial Diseases Giuseppe Remuzzi/Marc E. de Broe/Noberto Perico 35. Urinary Tract Infection, Pylonephritis, and Reflux Nephropathy Nina E. Tolkoff-Rubin/ Robert Rubin 36. Urinary Tract Obstruction Mark L. Zeidel 37. Diabetic Nephropathy Hans-Henrik Parving 38. Nephrolithiasis David Bushinsky 39. Renal Neoplasia Michael Atkins VI. Genetic Basis of Kidney Disease 40. Inherited Disorders of Podocyte Function Martin Pollak 41. Inherited Disorders of the Renal Tubule Daniel G. Bichet 42. Cystic Diseases of the Kidney Jared J. Grantham VII. Hypertension and the Kidney 43. Primary and Secondary Hypertension Jon D. Blumenfeld 44. Renovascular Hypertension and Ischemic Nephropathy Stephen C. Textor 45. Hypertension and Kidney Disease in Pregnancy Ravi Thadani 46. Antihypertensive Drugs Matthew R. Weir 47. Diuretics Christopher S. Wilcox VIII. The Consequences of Renal Failure 48. Pathophysiology of Uremia Timothy W. Meyer 49. Cardiovascular Apsects of Kidney Disease Patrick Parfrey 50. Hematologic Aspects of Kidney Disease Steven Fishbane 51. Endocrine Aspects of Kidney Disease Ajay K. Singh 52. Neurologic Aspects of Kidney Disease Allen Arief 53. Renal Osteodystrophies Sharon Moe IX. Conservative and Pharmacologic Management of Kidney Disease 54. Diet and Kidney Disease Gary Curham /Glenn Chertow 55. Specific Pharmacologic Approaches to Renoprotection Dick DeZeeuw 56. Erythropoietin Therapy in Renal Disease and Renal Failure John C. Stivelman 57. Vitamin D, Calcimimetics, and Phosphate Binders William Goodman 58. Prescribing Drugs in Kidney Disease George R. Aronoff X. Invasive Therapy of Renal Failure 59. Hemodialysis Gerald Schulman 60. Peritoneal Dialysis Peter Blake 61. Intensive Care Nephrology Bruce Molitoris 62. Plasmapheresis Bradley M. Denker 63. Extracorporeal Treatment of Poisoning Ingrid Chang XI. Renal Transplantation 64. Immunobiology Mohamed Sayegh 65. Donor and Recipient Issues Bertram Kaiske 66. Clinical Management Colm C. Magee XII. Frontiers in Nephrology 67. Attaining Immunologic Tolerance Mohamed Sayegh 68. Xenotransplantation David Sachs 69. Tissue Engineering and Regeneration Marc Hammerman 70. Stem Cells in Renal Biology and Medicine Karl L. Skorecki 71. Genomics and Protemics in Nephrology Joseph V. Bonventre

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