NephrologyPublisher PDF2021
Issues in Kidney Disease – Chronic Kidney Disease: a 17-chapter, guideline-based CKD handbook
Issues in Kidney Disease – Chronic Kidney Disease brings together 17 chapters by leading nephrologists into one evidence-based review of CKD, supplied as the original publisher PDF. It starts with definition and staging, then follows the problems clinicians actually meet: prevention, diabetes, blood pressure, acid-base balance, inherited and glomerular disease, interstitial nephritis, ageing, pregnancy and cancer.
- 17chapters
- 13.6 MBPDF
- 2021publication
What you’ll be able to do
- Define and stage chronic kidney disease consistently
- Put prevention of progression into routine follow-up
- Manage CKD alongside diabetes and hypertension
- Correct metabolic acidosis and other acid-base disturbances in CKD
- Adapt care for older adults, pregnancy and malignancy
Inside the book
Chronic Kidney Disease basics: classification
The opening chapters set out how CKD is defined and classified, giving a common language for the rest of the volume.
Risk factors and comorbidity
Prevention, diabetes, hypertension and acid-base disorders are each handled with evidence-based recommendations you can bring to clinic.
Causes and special situations
Genetic and age-related factors, glomerulonephritis and interstitial nephritis are followed by chapters on ageing kidneys, pregnancy and patients with cancer.
Built for
- Internists and family physiciansMost CKD is managed in primary care, and this book is written with that in mind.
- Nephrology traineesA concise, chaptered overview that is quick to revise from.
- Practising nephrologistsA handy reference for the less common scenarios such as pregnancy or malignancy.
Before you buy
How current is it?
The book was published in September 2021, so it predates some newer CKD drug approvals and guideline updates.
Is a chapter list available?
Individual chapter titles and authors have not been published for this edition; the scope described above is the book’s stated coverage.
Do I get CME credit or a certificate?
No. Clinicapedia provides the educational content only — no CME or CE credits, MOC points or certificates of completion are included with this product.
Specifications
| Format | Original publisher PDF |
|---|---|
| Size | 13.6 MB |
| Published | September 2021 |
| ISBN | 978-1-68507-001-4 |
| eText ISBN | 9781685071240 |
| Department | Nephrology |
| Delivery | Instant download · lifetime re-download |
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