Handbook of Common Problems in Clinical Nephrology.

Intro -- HANDBOOK OF COMMON PROBLEMS IN CLINICAL NEPHROLOGY -- HANDBOOK OF COMMON PROBLEMS IN CLINICAL NEPHROLOGY -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 ELEVATED SERUM CREATININE -- EVALUATION OF AN ELEVATED SERUM CREATININE -- PHYSIOLOGY -- ESTIMATE GFR -- EVALUATION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 2 EVALUATION OF PROTEINURIA -- EVALUATION OF PROTEINURIA -- PHYSIOLOGY -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 3 EVALUATION OF HEMATURIA -- EVALUATION OF HEMATURIA -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4 CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE MANAGEMENT -- CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE MANAGEMENT -- MEASURING GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE (GFR) -- STRATIFYING CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE -- MANAGING THE STAGES -- REFERENCES -- 4.1. MANAGING DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY -- Diagnosis of Diabetes with Renal Manifestations -- Definitive Treatment of Diabetic Kidney Disease -- Management of Diabetes with Renal Disease -- Prescribing ACEIs/ARBs to Diabetic Patients with Microalbuminuria who Are Normotensive, or Diabetic Patients who Are Hypertensive but without Microalbuminuria -- Prescribing ACEI or ARBs to Patients with Elevated Serum Creatinine -- Antihypertensive Choices when ACEI/ARBs Are not Tolerated -- References -- 4.2. GLOMERULONEPHRITIS -- Defining "Glomerulonephritis" -- Minimal Change Disease -- Focal Segmental Glomerular Schlerosis -- Membranous Glomerulonephritis -- Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis -- IgA Nephropathy -- Henoch-Scholein Purpura -- Acute Postinfectious Glomerulonephritis -- Lupus Nephritis -- Pauci-Immune Vasculitis -- Wegner's Granulomatosis -- Polyarteritis Nodosa -- Microscopic Polyangiitis -- Churg-Strauss Syndrome -- Goodpasture's Syndrome and Antiglomerular Basement Membrane Antibody Disease -- Acute Interstitial Nephritis -- References -- 4.3. CYSTIC DISEASES -- Simple Cysts -- Acquired Renal Cystic Disease -- Polycystic Kidney Disease -- Tuberous Sclerosis.

Von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome -- References -- 4.4. DYSPROTEINEMIA AND AMYLOIDOSIS -- Multiple Myeloma -- Amyloidosis -- Monoclonal IgG Deposition Disease -- References -- Chapter 5 ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY -- DEFINITION AND CLASSIFICATION -- EVALUATION -- PREVENTION/MANAGEMENT OF SPECIFIC CONDITIONS -- Acute Tubular Necrosis -- Contrast Nephropathy -- Acute Interstitial Nephritis -- Rhabdomyolytis -- Hepatorenal Syndrome -- Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome and Thombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 6 ELECTROLYTE DISORDERS -- INTRODUCTION -- 6.1. HYPERNATREMIA -- References -- 6.2. HYPONATREMIA -- REFERENCES -- 6.3. HYPERKALEMIA -- 6.4. HYPOKALEMIA -- Hyper/hypokalemia References -- 6.5. HYPERCALCEMIA -- 6.6. HYPOCALCEMIA -- Hyper/hypocalcemia References -- 6.7. HYPERPHOSPHATEMIA -- 6.8. HYPOPHOSPHATEMIA -- Hyper/hypophosphatemia References -- 6.9. HYPERMAGNESMIA -- 6.10. HYPOMAGNESEMIA -- Hyper/hypomagensemia References -- Chapter 7 ACID/BASE DISORDERS -- 7.1. RESPIRATORY ACIDOSIS/ALKALOSIS -- 7.2. METABOLIC AKALOSIS -- 7.3. METABOLIC ACIDOSIS -- Acid/Base References -- Chapter 8 HYPERTENSION -- SECONDARY HYPERTENSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 9 PREGNANCY AND THE KIDNEY -- PROTEINURIA -- HYPERTENSION -- RENAL INSUFFICIENCY -- PROTEINURIA -- HYPERTENSION -- RENAL INSUFFICIENCY -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 10 NEPHROLITHIASIS -- EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INITIAL APPROACH -- CALCIUM STONES -- URIC ACID STONES -- STRUVITE STONES -- CYSTINE STONES -- WORKUP/INTERVENTION -- CALCIUM STONES -- URIC ACID STONES -- STRUVITE STONES -- CYSTINE STONES -- REFERENCE -- Chapter 11 RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPIES -- INTRODUCTION -- HEMODIALYSIS -- PERITONEAL DIALYSIS -- RENAL TRANSPLANTATION -- Azathioprine -- Mycophenolate Mofenti -- Cyclosporin -- Tacrolimus -- Corticosteroids -- COMPLICATIONS -- Medications/Interactions -- Infections -- Malignancies -- Rejection.

Recurrent Disease -- APPENDIX 1. -- TREATMENT REGIMENS -- APPENDIX 2. -- THE DASH DIET (DIET APPROACHES TO STOP HYPERTENSION) -- APPENDIX 3. -- DRUG DOSAGE IN CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE -- APPENDIX 3. CONTINUED -- APPENDIX 3. CONTINUED -- APPENDIX 3. CONTINUED -- APPENDIX 4. -- COMMON DRUG INTERACTIONS WITH IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE MEDICATIONS -- APPENDIX 4. CONTINUED -- APPENDIX 4. CONTINUED -- APPENDIX 4. CONTINUED -- INDEX.

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