National Kidney Foundation Primer on Kidney Diseases,

Edition 8

Editors: Edited by Scott F. Gilbert, MD, Daniel E. Weiner, MD, MS and National Kidney Foundation

Publication Date: 05 May 2022

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**Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 in Nephrology**

Well organized and highly readable, the National Kidney Foundation Primer on Kidney Diseases has offered clear, comprehensive coverage of adult and pediatric kidney diseases for more than 25 years. The thoroughly revised 8th Edition of this authoritative, practical reference covers every relevant topic in the field, making it an excellent resource for residency, fellowship, clinical practice, and board review. It brings you completely up to date with key topics in this fast-changing field, including ongoing clinical research and changing treatment protocols.

This powerful learning tool and clinical reference is a joint publication of Elsevier and the National Kidney Foundation.

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Covers every relevant topic in nephrology—from anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology to diagnosis and management of kidney disease, to fluid and electrolyte disorders, hypertension, dialysis, and renal transplantation
Presents complex material in a clear, easy-to-understand manner that is both accessible for residents and fellows and comprehensive enough for practicing nephrologists
Offers new guidance for management of COVID-19 in the Viral Nephropathies chapter
Contains two new chapters on Global Kidney Disease, and Conservative Kidney Management (CKM), a palliative care option for treating kidney failure without dialysis
Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices

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Edited by Scott F. Gilbert, MD, Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Nephrologist, Division of Nephrology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Daniel E. Weiner, MD, MS, Associate Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Nephrologist, Division of Nephrology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA and National Kidney Foundation

Structure and Function of the Kidney
1. Overview of Kidney Structure and Function
2. Kidney development
3. Assessment of Kidney Function in Acute and Chronic Settings
4. Urinalysis and Urine Microscopy
5. Hematuria and Proteinuria
6. Imaging the Kidneys

Acid/Base and Electrolytes
7. Hyponatremia and Hypoosmolar Disorders
8. Hypernatremia
9. Volume, Edema and the Clinical Use of Diuretics
10. Disorders of Potassium Metabolism
11. Disorders of Calcium, Phosphorus, & Magnesium Homeostasis
12. Approach to Acid-Base Disorders
13. Metabolic Acidosis
14. Metabolic Alkalosis
15. Respiratory Acidosis and Alkalosis

Glomerular Diseases
16. Glomerular Clinicopathologic Syndromes
17. Minimal Change Nephrotic Syndrome
18. Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
19. Membranous Nephropathy
20. Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy and Related Disorders

Kidney in Systemic Diseases
21. COMPLEMENT-MEDIATED GLOMERULONEPHRITIS AND THROMBOTIC MICROANGIOPATHY
22. Infection-related Glomerulonephritis
23. Viral Nephropathies: Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Hepatitis C Virus, and Hepatitis B Virus
24. Kidney Involvement in Systemic Vasculitis
25. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and the Kidney
26. Pathogenesis, Pathophysiology, and Treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy
27. The Kidney in Malignancy
28. Myeloma, Amyloid and other Dysproteinemias
29. Acute Cardiorenal Syndrome
30. Hepatorenal Syndrome and Other Liver-Related Kidney Diseases

Acute Kidney Injury
31. Clinical Approach to the Diagnosis of Acute Kidney Injury
32. Acute Tubular Injury and Acute Tubular Necrosis
33. Acute Interstitial Nephritis
34. Management of Acute Kidney Injury

Drugs and the Kidney
35. Kidney Disease Caused by Therapeutic Agents
36. Principles of Drug Therapy in Patients with Reduced Kidney Function

Hereditary Kidney Disease
37. Genetics and Kidney Disease (APOL1)
38. Genetically Based Renal Transport Disorders
39. Sickle Cell Nephropathy
40. Polycystic and Other Cystic Kidney Diseases
41. Nephronophthisis and Medullary Cystic Kidney Disease
42. Alport's Syndrome and Thin Basement Membrane Dz
43. Fabry Disease

Tubulointerstitial Diseases
44. Chronic Tubulointerstitial Disease
45. Obstructive Uropathy
46. Nephrolithiasis
47. Urinary Tract Infection and Pyelonephritis

Special Circumstances
48. Kidney Diseases in Infants and Children
49. The Kidney in Pregnancy
50. Kidney Disease in the Elderly
51. Global Kidney Disease

Chronic Kidney Disease
52. Development and Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease
53. Staging and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease
54. Nutrition and Kidney Disease
55. Bone Disorders in Chronic Kidney Disease
56. Cardiac Function and Cardiovascular Disease in Chronic Kidney Disease
57. Anemia and Other Hematologic Complications of Chronic Kidney Disease

Dialysis and Transplantation
58. Hemodialysis and Hemofiltration
59. Peritoneal Dialysis
60. Outcome of End-Stage Renal Disease Therapies
61. Selection of Prospective Kidney Transplant Recipients and Donors
62. Post-transplantation Monitoring and Outcomes
63. Immunosuppression
64. Transplant Infectious Disease

Hypertension
65. Pathogenesis of Hypertension
66. Evaluation and Management of Hypertension
67. Secondary Hypertension

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"This book offers a thorough understanding of kidney diseases, including basic anatomy and physiology and the management of complex renal conditions. It emphasizes evidence-based medicine, offering up-to-date information on research findings, clinical guidelines, and treatment protocols for effective management of kidney disease." --©Doody’s Review Service, 2023, Amandeep Singh, MD (University of Kentucky College of Medicine) Doody's Core Titles® 2022

National Kidney Foundation Primer on Kidney Diseases,

Editors: Edited by Scott F. Gilbert, MD, Daniel E. Weiner, MD, MS and National Kidney Foundation

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