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This Second Edition gives a fully up-to-date review of renal disorders as well as hypertension in the aged, exploring all facets from epidemiology and natural history to pathophysiology, clinical features, and diagnostic and therapeutic modalities.
This Second Edition gives a fully up-to-date review of renal disorders as well as hypertension in the aged, exploring all facets from epidemiology and natural history to pathophysiology, clinical features, and diagnostic and therapeutic modalities. Presenting a unique synthesis of the latest findings and the authors' practical insights, this singular volume enables better management and understanding of renal disease in the elderly with new and revised information on approximation of glomerular filtration rate acid and sodium handling hypernatremia, hyponatremia, and hyperkalemia calcium metabolism recently defined glomerular diseases, such as fibrillary and extracapillary glomerulonephritis the effect of age on the frequency, etiology, and outcome of acute renal failure ischemic nephropathy as a major cause of End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, and transplantation ambulatory blood pressure monitoring renovascular disease and novel therapeutic methods, such as stenting and more! Well organized and supported with over 2600 references, tables, and drawings, Renal Disease in the Elderly, Second Edition is a necessary resource for nephrologists, geriatricians, internists, primary care physicians, urologists, house officers, nurses, and graduate and medical school students in these disciplines.
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