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Brenner & Rector's The Kidney / [edited by] Valerie A. Luyckx, Glenn M. Chertow, Alan S.L. Yu, Philip A, Marsden, Karl Skorecki, Maarten W. Taal.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- ClinicalKey.
- ClinicalKey
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Kidneys--Diseases.
- Kidneys.
- Kidney Diseases.
- Kidney--physiology.
- Kidney--physiopathology.
- Kidney.
- Medical Subjects:
- Kidney Diseases.
- Kidney--physiology.
- Kidney--physiopathology.
- Kidney.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxvi, 2404 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
- Edition:
- Twelfth Edition.
- Other Title:
- Brenner and Rector's The Kidney
- Kidney
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia, PA : Elsevier Health Sciences [2026]
- System Details:
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- Summary:
- "Long considered the definitive reference for nephrology practitioners and fellows, Brenner & Rector's The Kidney, marks its 50th anniversary with the publication of this 12th Edition. This two-volume masterwork provides expert, well-illustrated information on everything from basic science and pathophysiology to clinical best practices, covering the total patient population from preconception to the elderly. More than 200 expert contributors from 20 countries representing six continents provide a truly global perspective on the treatment and management of renal diseases"-- publisher's description.
- Contents:
- Normal structure and function
- Disorders of body fluid volume and composition
- Epidemiology and risk factors in kidney disease
- Evaluation of the patient with kidney disease
- Management of chronic kidney disease
- Disorders of kidney structure and function
- Genetics of kidney disease
- Hypertension and the kidney
- Consequences of chronic kidney disease
- Dialysis and extracorporeal therapies
- Kidney transplantation
- Pediatric nephrology
- Global considerations in kidney disease
- Challenges in nephrology.
- Diabetic Kidney Disease / Sandra Merscher, Alessia Fornoni
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Online resource; title from table of contents page (Elsevier ClinicalKey, viewed March 27 2026).
- Other Format:
- Also issued in print: Brenner & Rector's The Kidney
- ISBN:
- 9780443381775 (electronic book)
- 0443381771 (electronic book)
- 9780443381782 (electronic book)
- 044338178X (electronic book)
- 9780443106415 (hardcover ; set)
- 044310641X (hardcover ; set)
- 9780443107832 (hardcover ; v. 1)
- 9780443107849 (hardcover ; v. 2)
- OCLC:
- 1585317057
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