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Tables of Contents for The Kidney at a Glance
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
6
7
Introduction and how to use this book
7
1
Abbreviations
8
1
Glossary
9
2
Nomenclature
11
1
Introduction
The kidney: structural overview
12
2
The kidney: functional overview
14
2
Development of the renal system
16
2
Clinical features of kidney disease
18
2
The kidney: laboratory investigations and diagnostic imaging
20
2
Basic renal science
Renal sodium handling
22
2
Renal potassium handling
24
2
Renal acid-base and buffer concepts
26
2
Renal acid-base handling
28
2
Calcium, phosphate, and magnesium metabolism
30
2
The kidney and water handling
32
2
Erythropoietin and anemia in renal disease
34
2
Renal vascular biology
36
2
Drug and organic molecule handling by the kidney
38
2
Renal pharmacology: diuretics
40
2
Disorders of renal metabolic function
Hereditary disorders of tubular transport
42
2
Regulation of body sodium and body water
44
2
Disorders of sodium and water metabolism
46
2
Hyponatremia and hypernatremia
48
2
The edema states: sodium and water retention
50
2
Regulation of potassium metabolism
52
2
Hypokalemia and hyperkalemia
54
2
Regulation of divalent ions and disorders of phosphate and magnesium
56
2
Hypocalcemia and hypercalcemia
58
2
Acid-base regulation and responses to acid-base disturbances
60
2
Clinical disorders of acid-base metabolism and metabolic acidosis
62
2
Metabolic alkalosis, respiratory acidosis, and respiratory alkalosis
64
2
Renal tubular acidosis
66
2
Renal disease processes
Glomerular disease: an overview
68
2
Glomerular pathologies and their associated diseases
70
2
Specific diseases affecting the glomeruli
72
2
Tubulointerstitial disease
74
2
Proteinuria and the nephrotic syndrome
76
2
Hypertension: causes and clinical evaluation
78
2
Hypertension: complications and therapy
80
2
Diabetes mellitus and the kidney
82
2
Renal vascular disease
84
2
Polycystic kidney disease
86
2
Acute renal failure: pathophysiology
88
2
Acute renal failure: clinical aspects
90
2
Chronic renal failure and renal bone disease
92
2
Chronic renal failure: clinical complications and their management
94
2
Treatment of renal failure with dialysis
96
2
Peritoneal dialysis and continuous hemofiltration
98
2
Renal transplantation
100
2
Urinary tract infection
102
2
Renal tract stones
104
2
Renal tract cancer
106
2
Clinical cases
Clinical cases for self-assessment
108
2
Clinical cases: answers and explanations
110
3
Index
113