Now in its Sixth Edition, this manual offers a concise, thorough guide for treating patients with a wide range of kidney disorders and hypertension. It features brief, focused chapters with abundant tables and algorithms. Coverage includes practical information on renal transplant and dialysis, the main classes of drugs used for hypertension and renal protection, and how to prescribe for patients with renal diseases. Chapters are all written by clinicians with extensive experience in managing the disorders. This completely updated edition includes new medications, new imaging modalities such as MR angiography, current terminology, and up-to-date information on diabetic kidney disorders.

APPROACH TO THE PATIENT WITH RENAL DISEASE

Renal Structure in Relation to Function

Kirsten M. Madsen and Jill W. Verlander

Evaluation of Kidney Structure: Radiology and Biopsy

C. Craig Tisher

Clinical and Laboratory Evaluation of Renal Disease and Fluid Status

David Wojciechowski and Pouneh Nouri

Proteinuria and the Nephrotic Syndrome

Michael S. Gersch and Anupam Agarwal

GLOMERULAR AND TUBULOINTERSTITIAL DISEASES AND VASCULITIS

Diabetic Nephropathy

JogiRaju Tantravahi and C. Craig Tisher

Glomerular Diseases

Richard J. Johnson and C. Craig Tisher

Renal Involvement in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Mark S. Segal and Richard J. Johnson

Renal Vasculitis

Geraldine Shaw Bichier

Renal Involvement in Thrombotic Microangiopathy, Scleroderma, Multiple Myeloma, and Amyloidosis

Geraldine Shaw Bichier

Tubulointerstitial Nephritis

Haobo Zhou and Shakil Aslam

HIV Infection and Kidney Disease

C. Craig Tisher

HEREDITARY DISEASE

Renal Cystic Diseases

Christopher S. Wilcox

DISORDERS OF WATER, ELECTROLYTES, AND ACID-BASE REGULATION

Disorders of Water Balance

Mark S. Segal and Charles S. Wingo

Potassium Disorders

Bruce C. Kone and Charles S. Wingo

Acid-Base Disorders

I. David Weiner and Charles S. Wingo

Calcium, Phosphorus, and Magnesium Disorders

Xueguang Chen and Pouneh Nouri

DISEASE OF THE URINARY SYSTEM

Renal Stone Disease

Muna Thalji Canales, Benjamin Canales, and I. David Weiner

Urinary Tract Infections

Muzna Adil and Shakil Aslam

HYPERTENSION

Approach to the Hypertensive Patient

Christopher S. Wilcox

Secondary Forms of Hypertension

Christopher S. Wilcox

Hypertension and Renal Disease in Pregnancy

Maisa N. Feghali and Jason G. Umans

DRUG USE IN HYPERTENSION AND RENAL DISEASE

Diuretics

Zuoheng Fan and Christopher S. Wilcox

Alpha and Beta Blockers and Sympatholytics

Christopher S. Wilcox

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors, Angiotensin Receptor Blockers, Renin Antagonists, and Mineralocorticosteroid Antagonists

Christopher S. Wilcox

Calcium Channel Blockers and Other Vasodilators

Christopher S. Wilcox

Urgent, Emergent, and Resistant Hypertension

Christopher S. Wilcox

Dopaminergic and Pressor Therapy

Muzna Adil and Pouneh Nouri

Use of Drugs in Renal Failure

Ping Li and Jason G. Umans

RENAL FAILURE: DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT

Acute Renal Failure

Monique Pratt and Pouneh Nouri

Chronic Renal Failure

Daqing Guo and Shakil Aslam

Prevention of Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease and Its Cardiovascular Complications

Muzna Adil and Shakil Aslam

Renal Disease in Patients with Liver Disease

Jingjiang Nie and Shakil Aslam

Hemodialysis and Continuous Therapies

Edward A. Ross and Amir Kazory

Peritoneal Dialysis

Joyce M. Gonin

Renal Transplantation

Joyce M. Gonin

Anemia of Chronic Kidney Disease

Muzna Adil and Robert J. Rubin

Nutrition in Renal Failure

Thomas G. Baumgartner and Edward A. Ross