Oxford Handbook of Nephrology and Hypertension

by Simon Steddon, Alistair Chesser, John Cunningham, Neil Ashman

Overview

Completely updated and expanded for its second edition, the popular Oxford Handbook of Nephrology and Hypertension provides wide-ranging and practical advice for the day-to-day management of all forms of renal disease. This is the essential resource for all those all those involved in the care of patients with kidney disease, regardless of their professional background or seniority. Comprehensive, concise, easy to use, and with a strong focus on pragmatic guidance, this handbook will enable you to confidently manage both common and complex nephrological problems whenever, and wherever, they are encountered. This handbook covers all areas from early chronic kidney disease (CKD) through to dialysis and transplantation, with the chapters on AKI, CKD, transplantation and essential urology having been significantly expanded. Clear and concise, this handbook ensures that readers always have the information they need at their fingertips.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780191039430
Publisher:	OUP Oxford
Publication date:	03/06/2014
Series:	Oxford Medical Handbooks
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	10 MB

About the Author

Simon Steddon, Consultant Nephrologist, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals, London, UK,Alistair Chesser, Consultant Nephrologist, St Bartholomew's and the Royal London Hospitals, UK,John Cunningham, Professor of Nephrology; Physician to the Queen and Head of the Medical Household, Royal Free & University College Hospitals, London, UK,Neil Ashman, Consultant Nephrologist, St Bartholomew's and the Royal London Hospitals, UK

Table of Contents

1. Clinical assessment of the renal patient2. Acute kidney injury3. Chronic kidney disease4. Dialysis5. Transplantation6. Hypertension7. Diseases of the kidney8. The kidney in systemic disease9. Essential urology10. Fluids and electrolytes11. Pregnancy and the kidney12. Drugs and the kidney13. Renal physiology