Renal Medicine & Nephrology

Despite our efforts at creating clinical performance measures, clinical practice guidelines and intense government regulations, we still have dispa...

This book with its most comprehensive and illuminating chapters covers all the relevant areas of hemodialysis practice including access for hemodia...

Acute kidney injury (AKI), defined as an abrupt decrease in renal function over a period of hours to days, is a common complication among hospitali...

In 1989, the nephrology community was confronted with the combination of high tech and high flux, realising for the first time that short, but math...

This book depicts the basic aspects of all surgeries for kidney transplantation in both adults and children, including procurement of kidney, prepa...

This multi-author book is an important contribution to the fields of nephrology and nephropathology, which is primarily focused on the discussion o...

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a major health concern because it is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. While therapies for AKI have i...

This book offers the concepts of quantitative MRI for kidney imaging. Kidney MRI holds incredible promise for making a quantum leap in improving di...

Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is defined as the retrograde flow of urine from the bladder to the upper urinary tract. It is a common urological entit...

Urolithiasis is one of the oldest documented medical ailments with archeological evidence showing that humans have suffered from kidney and bladder...

The role of immunosuppression is essential to maintain the integrity of a renal transplant by preventing acute rejection. Among adult patients with...

Kidney failure represents a major health economic burden for all people and all nations. Despite the immense number of factors which can cause the ...

Creatinine, a muscle waste product, is widely interpreted as a measure of renal function. However, the serum level reflects not only renal excretio...

Primary glomerulonephritis is one of the most frequent renal diseases, and a main cause of end-stage kidney disease. Glomerulonephritis has multipl...

Concise and easy to navigate, Clinical Handbook of Nephrology contains vital, everyday information on renal physiology and a wide range of topics, ...

An easy to follow step-by-step guide to the most useful surgical skills from knot tying to simple procedures. Illustrated with colour photographs a...

With higher risks to mother and baby in pregnant women with renal disease, critical decision-making is key. Giving practical guidance for antenatal...

Nephrolithiasis is the third most common diagnosis involving the urinary tract, exceeded only by urinary tract infections and prostate conditions. ...

Glomerulonephritis is a term referring to direct injury of the glomeruli with resulting disturbances of normal glomerular function, progressively l...

In this book, the authors present topical research in the study of the indications, procedures and complications of hemodialysis. Topics discussed ...