This handbook provides information and practical advice about the day to day management of patients with renal disease. It deals with the problem of hypertension, a major cardiovascular risk factor and the indication for prescription drug therapy.
Contents
Cover; Oxford Handbook of Nephrology and Hypertension; Copyright; Preface to the second edition; Preface to the first edition; Contents; Contributors; Symbols and Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Clinical assessment of the renal patient; Chapter 2 Acute kidney injury (AKI); Chapter 3 Chronic kidneydisease (CKD); Chapter 4 Dialysis; Chapter 5 Transplantation; Chapter 6 Hypertension; Chapter 7 Diseases of the kidney; Chapter 8 The kidney in systemic disease; Chapter 9 Essential urology; Chapter 10 Fluids and electrolytes; Chapter 11 Pregnancy and the kidney; Chapter 12 Drugs and the kidney.
