cover image - National Kidney Foundation's Primer on Kidney Diseases, 9th Edition
ISBN: 9780443261930
Copyright: 2027
Page Count: 688
Imprint: Elsevier
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National Kidney Foundation's Primer on Kidney Diseases, 9th Edition

by Scott F. Gilbert, MD, Daniel E. Weiner, MD, MS and National Kidney Foundation

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ISBN: 9780443261930
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Covering every relevant topic in this fast-changing field, National Kidney Foundation's Primer on Kidney Diseases, 9th Edition, remains your #1 source of practical, authoritative information in nephrology. Using a clear, concise, and accessible format, this bestselling guide provides well organized, highly readable guidance for residency, fellowship, clinical practice, and board review. The fully revised Primer brings you up to date with all that’s new in the field, including ongoing clinical research and changing treatment protocols. Offering authoritative coverage of the full breadth of nephrology from world leaders in their field, this joint publication of Elsevier and the National Kidney Foundation is both an essential learning tool for trainees and an easy-to-use, reliable reference for practicing clinicians at the point of care.
    • Provides clear, comprehensive coverage of every aspect of nephrology— from foundational science and clinical evaluation to glomerular disease, systemic disease, AKI, CKD, dialysis, transplantation, pediatrics, pregnancy, and hypertension
    • Presents complex material in a clear, easy-to-understand manner that is both accessible to residents and fellows and comprehensive enough for practicing nephrologists
    • Contains a new chapter on Critical Care Nephrology that equips clinicians with a practical, phenotype‑driven approach to diagnosing and managing AKI in the ICU
    • Covers major advances in treating glomerular diseases, including updated KDIGO guidelines and the rapid growth of precision therapies such as C3 inhibitors, BTK inhibitors, and podocyte‑targeted agents
    • Includes new and expanded coverage of SGLT2 inhibitors, nonsteroidal MRAs, and GLP‑1 receptor agonists for kidney and cardiovascular protection in diabetic and non‑diabetic CKD
    • An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Additional digital ancillary content may publish after the publication date
  • Part I: Structure and Function of the Kidney
    1. Overview of Kidney Structure and Function
    2. Kidney Development
    3. Assessment of Kidney Function in Acute and Chronic Settings
    4. Urinalysis and Urine Microscopy
    5. Hematuria and Proteinuria
    6. Imaging of the Kidneys

    Part II: Acid‑Base and Electrolytes
    7. Disorders of Plasma Tonicity: Hyponatremia and Hypernatremia
    8. Volume, Edema, and the Clinical Use of Diuretics
    9. Disorders of Potassium Metabolism
    10. Disorders of Calcium, Phosphorus, & Magnesium Homeostasis
    11. Approach to Acid‑Base Disorders
    12. Metabolic Acidosis
    13. Metabolic Alkalosis
    14. Respiratory Acidosis and Alkalosis

    Part III: Primary and Secondary Glomerular Diseases
    15. Glomerular Clinicopathologic Syndromes
    16. ANCA‑Associated Kidney Disease, Anti‑GBM Disease, and Vasculitis
    17. Minimal Change Nephrotic Syndrome
    18. Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
    19. Membranous Nephropathy
    20. Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy and Related Disorders

    Part IV: Kidney in Systemic Diseases
    21. Complement‑Mediated GN and Thrombotic Microangiopathy
    22. Infection‑Related Glomerulonephritis
    23. Viral Nephropathies
    24. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and the Kidney
    25. Diabetic Kidney Disease
    26. Onconephrology
    27. Myeloma, Amyloid, and Other Dysproteinemias
    28. Cardiorenal Syndrome
    29. Liver Disease, Acute Kidney Disease, and Hepatorenal Syndrome

    Part V: Acute Kidney Injury
    30. Clinical Approach to Acute Kidney Injury
    31. Acute Tubular Injury and Acute Tubular Necrosis
    32. Acute Interstitial Nephritis

    Part VI: Drugs and the Kidney
    33. Kidney Disease Caused by Therapeutic Agents
    34. Principles of Drug Therapy in Decreased Kidney Function

    Part VII: Hereditary Kidney Disease
    35. APOL1‑Mediated Kidney Disease
    36. Genetically Based Kidney Transport Disorders
    37. Sickle Cell Nephropathy
    38. Polycystic and Other Cystic Kidney Diseases
    39. Nephronophthisis and ADTKD
    40. Collagenopathies: Alport Syndrome and Related Disorders
    41. Fabry Disease

    Part VIII: Tubulointerstitial Diseases
    42. Chronic Tubulointerstitial Disease
    43. Obstructive Uropathy
    44. Nephrolithiasis

    Part IX: Special Circumstances
    45. Critical Care Nephrology
    46. Kidney Diseases in Infants and Children
    47. The Kidney in Pregnancy
    48. Global Kidney Disease

    Part X: Chronic Kidney Disease
    49. Development and Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease
    50. Staging and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease
    51. Nutrition and Kidney Disease
    52. Bone and Mineral Disorders in Chronic Kidney Disease
    53. Cardiovascular Disease in Chronic Kidney Disease
    54. Anemia and Hematologic Complications of Chronic Kidney Disease

    Part XI: Treatment of Kidney Failure
    55. Hemodialysis and Hemofiltration
    56. Peritoneal Dialysis
    57. Conservative Kidney Management
    58. Selection of Prospective Kidney Transplant Recipients and Donors
    59. Post‑Transplantation Monitoring and Outcomes
    60. Transplant Immunosuppression
    61. Infectious Complications of Kidney Transplantation

    Part XII: Hypertension
    62. Pathogenesis of Hypertension
    63. Evaluation and Management of Hypertension
    64. Secondary Hypertension
  • Scott F. Gilbert, MD, Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Nephrologist, Division of Nephrology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Daniel E. Weiner, MD, MS, Associate Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Nephrologist, Division of Nephrology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA and National Kidney Foundation
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