Manual of Nephrology 6/e

Table of Contents
Preface
Contributing Authors
1 The Edematous Patient: Cardiac Failure, Cirrhosis, and
Nephrotic Syndrome 1
2 The Patient with Hyponatremia or Hypernatremia 21
3 The Patient with Hypokalemia or Hyperkalemia 37
4 The Patient with an Acid-Base Disorder 48
5 The Patient with Disorders of Serum Calcium and Phosphate 63
6 The Patient with Renal Stones 80
7 The Patient with Urinary Tract Infection 91
8 The Patient with Hematuria, Proteinuria, or Both, and Abnormal
Findings on Urinary Microscopy 114
9 The Patient with Acute Renal Failure 132
10 The Patient with Chronic Renal Disease 155
11 Renal Replacement Therapy: Dialysis and Transplantation 168
12 Practical Guidelines for Drug Dosing in Patients with Renal
Impairment 182
13 The Patient with Kidney Disease and Hypertension in Pregnancy
203
14 The Patient with Hypertension 231
15 Use of Radiologic Techniques in the Patient with Renal
Problems 265
Index 297