The Renal System at a Glance.

Intro -- The Renal System at a Glance -- Contents -- Preface to the fourth edition -- Introduction and how to use this book -- Abbreviations -- Glossary -- Nomenclature -- Normal values -- About the companion website -- Part 1 Introduction -- 1 The kidney: structural overview -- 2 The kidney: functional overview -- 3 Development of the renal system -- 4 Clinical features of kidney disease -- 5 The kidney: laboratory investigations and diagnostic imaging -- Part 2 Filtration and blood flow -- 6 Renal vascular biology -- 7 Glomerular filtration -- 8 Renal vascular disease -- 9 Erythropoietin and anemia in renal disease -- Part 3 Sodium and water -- 10 Renal sodium handling -- 11 The kidney and water handling -- 12 Regulation of body sodium and body water -- 13 Disorders of sodium and water metabolism -- 14 Hyponatremia and hypernatremia -- 15 The edema states: sodium and water retention -- Part 4 Potassium -- 16 Renal potassium handling -- 17 Regulation of potassium metabolism -- 18 Hypokalemia and hyperkalemia -- Part 5 Acid-base -- 19 Renal acid-base and buffer concepts -- 20 Renal acid-base handling -- 21 Acid-base regulation and responses to acid-base disturbances -- 22 Clinical disorders of acid-base metabolism and metabolic acidosis -- 23 Metabolic alkalosis, respiratory acidosis, and respiratory alkalosis -- 24 Renal tubular acidosis -- Part 6 Divalent ions - calcium, phosphate and magnesium -- 25 Calcium, phosphate, and magnesium metabolism -- 26 Regulation of divalent ions and disorders of phosphate and magnesium -- 27 Hypocalcemia and hypercalcemia -- Part 7 Drugs and genetic disorders -- 28 Drug and organic molecule handling by the kidney -- 29 Renal pharmacology: diuretics -- 30 Hereditary disorders of tubular transport -- 31 Polycystic kidney disease -- Part 8 Glomerular and tubulointerstitial disease.

32 Glomerular disease: an overview -- 33 Glomerular pathologies and their associated diseases -- 34 Specific diseases affecting the glomeruli -- 35 Proteinuria and the nephrotic syndrome -- 36 Tubulointerstitial disease -- Part 9 Systemic conditions and the renal system -- 37 Hypertension: causes and clinical evaluation -- 38 Hypertension: complications and therapy -- 39 Pregnancy and the renal system -- 40 Diabetes mellitus and the kidney -- Part 10 Acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease -- 41 Acute kidney injury: pathophysiology -- 42 Acute kidney injury: clinical aspects -- 43 Chronic kidney disease and kidney function in the elderly -- 44 Severe chronic kidney disease and renal bone disease -- 45 Severe chronic kidney disease: clinical complications and their management -- 46 Treatment of kidney failure with dialysis -- 47 Peritoneal dialysis and continuous hemofiltration -- 48 Renal transplantation -- 49 Global kidney medicine -- Part 11 Stones, infection and cancer -- 50 Urinary tract infection -- 51 Urinary tract stones -- 52 Urinary tract cancer -- Case studies and questions -- Answers -- Index -- EULA.

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