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Renal pathophysiology : the essentials / Helmut G. Rennke, Bradley M. Denker.
Veterinary: Atwood Library (Campus) RC903.9 .R672 2020
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rennke, Helmut G., author.
- Denker, Bradley M., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Kidneys--Pathophysiology.
- Kidneys.
- Kidneys--Diseases--Pathophysiology.
- Kidney Diseases--physiopathology.
- Kidney--physiopathology.
- Kidneys--Diseases.
- Physiology, Pathological.
- Medical Subjects:
- Kidney Diseases--physiopathology.
- Kidney--physiopathology.
- Physical Description:
- vi, 382 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- Fifth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer, [2020]
- Summary:
- "Renal pathophysiology can be a difficult subject even for the most advanced medical students. This Fifth Edition of Renal Pathophysiology: The Essentials provides an easy-to-read, case-based approach to learning the mechanisms of renal disease. Each chapter focuses on a mechanism of kidney disease and includes an opening case, learning objectives, integrated open-ended questions, and chapter-ending summaries. Updated with the latest clinical advances and research, this edition also features full-color illustrations and photomicrographs, suggested readings, and online and in-book Q&As"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Review of Renal Physiology p. 1
- Chapter 2 Regulation of Salt and Water Balance p. 32
- Chapter 3 Disorders of Water Balance: Hyponatremia, Hypernatremia, and Polyuria p. 68
- Chapter 4 Edematous Conditions and the Use of Diuretics p. 98
- Chapter 5 Acid-Base Physiology and Metabolic Alkalosis p. 125
- Chapter 6 Metabolic Acidosis p. 154
- Chapter 7 Disorders of Potassium Balance p. 174
- Chapter 8 Urinalysis and Approach to the Patient with Renal Disease p. 197
- Chapter 9 Pathogenesis of Major Glomerular and Vascular Diseases p. 216
- Chapter 10 Tubulointerstitial Diseases p. 270
- Chapter 11 Acute Kidney Injury p. 297
- Chapter 12 Signs and Symptoms of Chronic Renal Failure p. 317
- Chapter 13 Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease p. 343.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781975109592
- 1975109597
- OCLC:
- 1066085457
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