Abc Of Kidney Disease 2E

Goldsmith (renal medicine, King's College London, UK), Jayawardene, and Ackland offer general practitioners, junior doctors, medical students, and others a guide to common renal diseases and their screening, identification, treatment, and referral. Renal medicine and other physicians from the UK provide 13 chapters covering diagnostic tests; acute kidney injury; the prevalence, detection, and evaluation of chronic kidney disease; pre-dialysis clinics for end-stage renal disease; anemia management; urinary tract infections, renal stones, renal cysts, tumors, and pregnancy in chronic kidney disease; adult nephrotic syndrome; renal artery stenosis; palliative care; dialysis and renal transplantation, including issues with children; and the organization of services for patients. This edition has been revised to reflect current guidelines, and it expands on the importance of preparation for dialysis and transplantation, and conservative, or non-dialytic, management of the symptoms of chronic kidney disease. Appendices have been revised to include a section of top ten tips. Annotation c2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

David Goldsmith, Consultant Nephrologist, Guy’s Hospital, London, UK

Satish Jayawardene, Consultant Nephrologist, King’s College Hospital, London, UK

Penny Ackland, General Practitioner, Camberwell, London, UK