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The Renal System provides highly accessible coverage of the core basic science principles in the context of clinical case histories, giving the reader a fully integrated understanding of the system and its major diseases.
- Introduction to the Renal System
- Body Fluids, Nephron Function and Diuretics
- Water Balance and Regulation of Osmolality
- Acid-Base Balance and Regulation of pH
- Glomerular Filtration and Acute Kidney Injury
- Proteinuria and the Nephrotic Syndrome
- Glomerulonephritis and the Acute Nephritic Syndrome
- Diabetic Nephropathy and Chronic Kidney Disease
- Kidney Failure and Replacement of Renal Function
- Hypertension and the Kidney
- Pregnancy and the Kidney
- Urinary Tract Obstruction and Stones
- Renal Masses, Cysts and Urinary Tract Tumours
- Drugs and the Kidney
Systems of the Body Series:
- The Renal System
- The Musculoskeletal System
- The Nervous System
- The Digestive System
- The Endocrine System
- The Respiratory System
- The Cardiovascular System
Table of Contents
The Renal System:
Urinary tract structure and infection. Body fluids, nephron function and diuretics. Water balance and regulation of osmolarity. Acid-base balance and regulation of pH. Glomerular filtration and acute kidney injury. Proteinuria and the nephrotic syndrome. Glomerulonephritis and the acute nephritic syndrome. Diabetic nephropaphy and chronic kidney disease. End stage kidney disease and replacement of renal function. Hypertension and the kidney. Pregnancy and the kidney. Urinary tract obstruction and stones. Renal masses and urinary tract tumours. Drugs and the kidney.
Authors
Vincent Lee Renal Physician, Westmead & Blacktown Hospitals, Norwest Private HospitalClinical Associate Professor and Academic Lead (Medicine), Sydney Medical School - Westmead, University of Sydney. Amanda Mather Renal Physician,
Royal North Shore Hospital
Sydney, Australia.