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BRENNER AND RECTOR'S THE KIDNEY E-DITION
Brenner and Rector's The Kidney e-dition
Text with Continually Updated Online Reference, 2-Volume Set
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Eighth Edition

By
Barry Brenner, MD, AM(Hon), DSc(Hon), DMSc(Hon), FRCP(Lond, Hon), Samuel A. Levine Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Director, Renal Division; and Senior Physician, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA

Description
Brenner & Rector?a legacy of authority?a necessity for state-of-the-art care! This multimedia E-dition allows you to search the entire 2-volume set online, get instant access to regular updates, download images, and more! The revised 8th Edition continues to provide exhaustive, authoritative coverage of nephrology?from basic science through diagnosis and management. Two brand-new sections, Epidemiology and Risk Factors in Kidney Disease and Frontiers in Kidney Disease, as well as fourteen new chapters, including Interventional Nephrology, Endocrine Aspects of Kidney Disease, Plasmapheresis, and many others, keep you on the cusp of the latest advances. Plus, 550 full-color high-quality photographs and abundant algorithms and tables enhance your comprehension.

Audience
Nephrologists, Nephrologist Residents

Contents


I. Normal Renal Function: Molecular, Cellular, Structural, and Physiologic Principles

1. Embryology and Maturation – Susan Quaggin
2. Anatomy and Topography – Kirsten Madsen
3. Cell Biology – Pierre Ronco/Gerard Friedlander
4. Hemodynamics – Lance D. Dworkin
5. Metabolic Basis of Solute Transport – Bruce C. Kone
6. Transport of Inorganic Solutes – David B. Mount
7. Transport of Organic Solutes – Orson Moe
8. Renal Acidification – Lee L. Hamm
9. Cell Biology of Vasopressin Action – Dennis Brown
10. Urine Concentration and Dilution – Mark A. Knepper


II. Integrated Control of Body Fluid Volume and Composition

11. Vasoactive Peptides and the Kidney – Mark E. Cooper/Karin Jandeleit-Dahm
12. Arachidonate Metabolites – Raymond C. Harris
13. Extracellular Fluid and Edema Formation – Karl L. Skorecki
14. Disorders of Water Balance – Tomas Berl
15. Disorders of Acid-Base Balance – Thomas D. DuBose
16. Disorders of Potassium Balance – David B. Mount
17. Disorders of Calcium, Magnesium, and Phosphate Balance – Kevin Martin


III. Epidemiology and Risk Factors in Kidney Disease

18. Epidemiology of Kidney Disease – Josef Coresh
19. Risk Factors and Kidney Disease – A. Levey/ V. Menon/M. Sarnak
20. Nephron Endowment – Valerie Luyckx/Barry Brenner
21. Gender and Kidney Disease – Joel Neugarten
22. Aging and Kidney Disease – Moshe Levi


IV. Evaluation of the Patient with Kidney Disease

23. Approach to the Patient with Kidney Disease – Robert Toto
24. Laboratory Assessment of Kidney Disease – Bertram L. Kaiske
25. Interpretation of Urine Electrolyte and Acid-Base Parameters – Mitchell Halperin
26. Adaptation to Nephron Loss – Maarten Taal/Barry Brenner
27. Renal and Systemic Manifestations of Glomerular Disease – Sharon Anderson
28. Diagnostic Kidney Imaging – William D. Boswell
29. Interventional Nephrology – David Warnock


V. Disorders of Kidney Function

30. Acute Renal Failure – Michael Clarkson
31. Primary Glomerular Disease – Ronald Falk
32. Secondary Glomerular Disease – Gerald Appel
33. Micro and Macrovascular Diseases of the Kidney – Kamal F. Badr
34. Tubulointerstitial Diseases – Giuseppe Remuzzi/Marc E. de Broe/Noberto Perico
35. Urinary Tract Infection, Pylonephritis, and Reflux Nephropathy – Nina E. Tolkoff-Rubin/ Robert Rubin
36. Urinary Tract Obstruction – Mark L. Zeidel
37. Diabetic Nephropathy – Hans-Henrik Parving
38. Nephrolithiasis – David Bushinsky
39. Renal Neoplasia – Michael Atkins


VI. Genetic Basis of Kidney Disease

40. Inherited Disorders of Podocyte Function – Martin Pollak
41. Inherited Disorders of the Renal Tubule – Daniel G. Bichet
42. Cystic Diseases of the Kidney – Jared J. Grantham


VII. Hypertension and the Kidney

43. Primary and Secondary Hypertension – Jon D. Blumenfeld
44. Renovascular Hypertension and Ischemic Nephropathy – Stephen C. Textor
45. Hypertension and Kidney Disease in Pregnancy – Ravi Thadani
46. Antihypertensive Drugs – Matthew R. Weir
47. Diuretics – Christopher S. Wilcox


VIII. The Consequences of Renal Failure

48. Pathophysiology of Uremia – Timothy W. Meyer
49. Cardiovascular Apsects of Kidney Disease – Patrick Parfrey
50. Hematologic Aspects of Kidney Disease – Steven Fishbane
51. Endocrine Aspects of Kidney Disease – Ajay K. Singh
52. Neurologic Aspects of Kidney Disease – Allen Arief
53. Renal Osteodystrophies – Sharon Moe


IX. Conservative and Pharmacologic Management of Kidney Disease

54. Diet and Kidney Disease – Gary Curham /Glenn Chertow
55. Specific Pharmacologic Approaches to Renoprotection – Dick DeZeeuw
56. Erythropoietin Therapy in Renal Disease and Renal Failure – John C. Stivelman
57. Vitamin D, Calcimimetics, and Phosphate Binders – William Goodman
58. Prescribing Drugs in Kidney Disease – George R. Aronoff


X. Invasive Therapy of Renal Failure

59. Hemodialysis – Gerald Schulman
60. Peritoneal Dialysis – Peter Blake
61. Intensive Care Nephrology – Bruce Molitoris
62. Plasmapheresis – Bradley M. Denker
63. Extracorporeal Treatment of Poisoning – Ingrid Chang


XI. Renal Transplantation

64. Immunobiology – Mohamed Sayegh
65. Donor and Recipient Issues – Bertram Kaiske
66. Clinical Management – Colm C. Magee


XII. Frontiers in Nephrology

67. Attaining Immunologic Tolerance – Mohamed Sayegh
68. Xenotransplantation – David Sachs
69. Tissue Engineering and Regeneration – Marc Hammerman
70. Stem Cells in Renal Biology and Medicine – Karl L. Skorecki
71. Genomics and Protemics in Nephrology – Joseph V. Bonventre

Bibliographic details
Hardbound, 2448 pages, publication date: DEC-2007
ISBN-13: 978-1-4160-3110-9
ISBN-10: 1-4160-3110-3
Imprint: SAUNDERS


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