Understanding Kidney Diseases

Foreword to the First Edition
Reviews of the First Edition
	An Excellent Nephrology Textbook for Medical Students and Junior Doctors
Customer Reviews
	A Brilliant Guide for Medical Students, and Beyond!
	Great for Students
	Book Well Worth Reading
	Great Book!
Foreword to the Second Edition
Foreword to the Third Edition
Words with Pictures: The Gift of Graphical Data Presentation
Preface to the First Edition
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the Third Edition
Acknowledgements
Contents
About the Authors
List of Figures
List of Tables
1: Kidney Anatomy and Physiology: The Basis of Clinical Nephrology
	The Anatomy of the Kidney
	Turning Blood into Urine
	Changes in Kidney Function Over a Lifetime
	References
2: Measuring Kidney Function: How to Use Laboratory Tests to Measure Glomerular Filtration Rate
	How Can Kidney Function Be Measured?
	How Can GFR Be Estimated from Serum Creatinine?
	Are eGFR Estimates Accurate and Reliable?
	Interpreting eGFR Values
	Not All Changes in Serum Creatinine Are Caused by