Renal Pathophysiologyoffers a case-based approach to learning mechanisms of renal disease.

Each chapter covers a disease and begins with a patient case, followed by discussion of the pathophysiology of the disease. Issues of differential diagnosis and therapy are linked to pathophysiologic mechanisms.

Short questions interspersed in the text require students to apply their knowledge, and detailed answers to the questions are given. This edition includes a full-color insert and an appendix of normal lab values.

Contents

1. Review of Renal Physiology
2. Regulation of Salt and Water Balance
3. Disorders of Water Balance: Hyponatremia, Hypernatremia, and Polyuria
4. Edematous States and the Use of Diuretics
5. Acid-Base Physiology and Metabolic Alkalosis
6. Metabolic Acidosis
7. Disorders of Potassium Balance
8. Urinalysis and Approach to the Patient With Renal Disease
9. Pathogenesis of Major Glomerular and Vascular Diseases
10. Tubulointerstitial Diseases
11. Acute Renal Failure
12. Progression of Chronic Renal Failure
13. Signs and Symptoms of Chronic Renal Failure
14. Tubulointerstitial Diseases

Index

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