Product Description: Organized into clinically relevant topics areas such as glomerular diseases, ESRD and hypertension, this text provides a brief background and rationale for treatment, then a description of expected outcomes. This second edition includes: a new section detailing the management of renal disease in the elderly; the scope and incidence of renal disease; and diagnostic serologic testing...read more

Product Description: Despite improvements in dialysis technology, the mortality rate in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients remains high. Therefore, there is a pressing need for adequate basic and clinical research in this area by organizations active in this field...read more