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Systems of the Body Series
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Second Edition
By
Michael Field, MD, BS, BSc(Hons), FRACP, Professor of Medicine, Concord Hospital, Concord Hospital, Concord, NSW, Australia, Department of Medicine, University of Syndey, Australia
Carol Pollock, MB, BS, PhD, FRACP, Professor of Medicine, Royal North Shore Hospital, St. Leonards, NSW, Australia, Department of Medicine, University of Syndey, Australia
David Harris, MD, BS, FRACP, Associate Professor of Medicine, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia, Department of Medicine, University of Syndey, Australia
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Medical and other health science students
Contents
Urinary tract structure and infection. Body fluids, nephron function and diuretics. Water balance and regulation of osmolarity. Acid-base
balance and regulation of pH. Glomerular filtration and acute kidney injury. Proteinuria and the nephrotic syndrome. Glomerulonephritis
and the acute nephritic syndrome. Diabetic nephropaphy and chronic kidney disease. End stage kidney disease and replacement of renal
function. Hypertension and the kidney. Pregnancy and the kidney. Urinary tract obstruction and stones. Renal masses and urinary tract
tumours. Drugs and the kidney.
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Paperback, 192 pages, publication date: FEB-2010
ISBN-13: 978-0-7020-3371-1
ISBN-10: 0-7020-3371-5
Imprint: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE
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Last update: 30 Oct 2009
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