National Kidney Foundation Primer on Kidney Diseases

Content: 
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Contributors, Pages v-xi
Preface, Page xiii
1 - Overview of Kidney Function and Structure, Pages 2-18
2 - Kidney Development, Pages 19-25
3 - Assessment of Glomerular Filtration Rate in Acute and Chronic Settings, Pages 26-32
4 - Urinalysis and Urine Microscopy, Pages 33-41
5 - Hematuria and Proteinuria, Pages 42-50
6 - Kidney Imaging, Pages 51-59
7 - Hyponatremia and Hypoosmolar Disorders, Pages 62-70
8 - Hypernatremia, Pages 71-79
9 - Edema and the Clinical Use of Diuretics, Pages 80-89
10 - Disorders of Potassium Metabolism, Pages 90-99
11 - Disorders of Mineral Metabolism: Calcium, Phosphorus, and Magnesium, Pages 100-112
12 - Approach to Acid-Base Disorders, Pages 113-122
13 - Metabolic Acidosis, Pages 123-136
14 - Metabolic Alkalosis, Pages 137-143
15 - Respiratory Acidosis and Alkalosis, Pages 144-150
16 - Glomerular Clinicopathologic Syndromes, Pages 152-163
17 - Minimal Change Disease, Pages 164-169
18 - Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis, Pages 170-175
19 - Membranous Nephropathy, Pages 176-184
20 - Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy and Related Disorders, Pages 185-192
21 - Goodpasture Syndrome and Other Antiglomerular Basement Membrane Diseases, Pages 193-197
22 - Postinfectious Glomerulonephritis, Pages 200-206
23 - Kidney Involvement in Systemic Vasculitis, Pages 207-214
24 - Kidney Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Pages 215-221
25 - Pathogenesis, Pathophysiology, and Treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy, Pages 222-234
26 - Dysproteinemias and Amyloidosis, Pages 235-243
27 - Thrombotic Microangiopathies, Pages 244-252
28 - Viral Nephropathies: Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Hepatitis C Virus, and Hepatitis B Virus, Pages 253-261
29 - Acute Cardiorenal Syndrome, Pages 262-267
30 - Hepatorenal Syndrome and Other Liver-Related Kidney Diseases, Pages 268-276
31 - The Kidney in Cancers, Pages 277-285
32 - Pathophysiology of Acute Kidney Injury, Pages 288-293
33 - Clinical Approach to the Diagnosis of Acute Kidney Injury, Pages 294-303
34 - Acute Tubular Injury and Acute Tubular Necrosis, Pages 304-311
35 - Acute Interstitial Nephritis, Pages 312-317
36 - Management of Acute Kidney Injury, Pages 318-324
37 - Kidney Disease Caused by Therapeutic Agents, Pages 326-336
38 - Principles of Drug Therapy in Patients with Reduced Kidney Function, Pages 337-345
39 - Genetically Based Renal Transport Disorders, Pages 348-356
40 - Sickle Cell Nephropathy, Pages 357-361
41 - Polycystic and Other Cystic Kidney Diseases, Pages 362-370
42 - Nephronophthisis and Medullary Cystic Kidney Disease, Pages 371-374
43 - Alport Syndrome and Related Disorders, Pages 375-380
44 - Fabry Disease, Pages 381-387
45 - Chronic Tubulointerstitial Disease, Pages 390-396
46 - Obstructive Uropathy, Pages 397-404
47 - Nephrolithiasis, Pages 405-411
48 - Urinary Tract Infection and Pyelonephritis, Pages 412-419
49 - The Kidney in Infants and Children, Pages 422-426
50 - The Kidney in Pregnancy, Pages 427-436
51 - Kidney Disease in the Elderly, Pages 437-445
52 - Pathophysiology of Chronic Kidney Disease, Pages 448-457
53 - Staging and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease, Pages 458-466
54 - Nutrition and Kidney Disease, Pages 467-475
55 - Bone Disorders in Chronic Kidney Disease, Pages 476-487
56 - Cardiac Function and Cardiovascular Disease in Chronic Kidney Disease, Pages 488-496
57 - Anemia and Other Hematologic Complications of Chronic Kidney Disease, Pages 497-506
58 - Hemodialysis, Pages 508-519
59 - Peritoneal Dialysis, Pages 520-533
60 - Outcomes of Kidney Replacement Therapies, Pages 534-541
61 - Selection of Prospective Kidney Transplant Recipients and Donors, Pages 542-552
62 - Posttransplantation Monitoring and Outcomes, Pages 553-563
63 - Immunosuppression in Transplantation, Pages 564-574
64 - Infectious Complications of Kidney Transplantation, Pages 575-581
65 - Pathogenesis of Hypertension, Pages 584-589
66 - Evaluation and Management of Hypertension, Pages 590-600
67 - Secondary Hypertension, Pages 601-613
Index, Pages 615-646