Now in its Seventh Edition, this best-selling Spiral® Manual is a practical quick-reference guide to the diagnosis and treatment of renal disorders. The book covers all common renal problems in a user-friendly outline format designed for rapid information retrieval. Coverage includes acute and chronic kidney diseases, fluid and electrolyte disorders, acid-base disturbances, urinary tract infections, kidney stones, and hypertension.

Highlights of this Seventh Edition include updated information on kidney disease in diabetes. A chapter on drug dosing in patients with renal impairment provides specific recommendations for over 500 drugs.

Preface

Contributing Authors

• Chapter 1 The Edematous Patient: Cardiac Failure, Cirrhosis, and Nephrotic Syndrome
• Chapter 2 The Patient with Hyponatremia or Hypernatremia
• Chapter 3 The Patient with Hypokalemia or Hyperkalemia
• Chapter 4 The Patient with an Acid-Base Disorder
• Chapter 5 The Patient with Disorders of Serum Calcium and Phosphate
• Chapter 6 The Patient with Kidney Stones
• Chapter 7 The Patient with Urinary Tract Infection
• Chapter 8 The Patient with Hematuria, Proteinuria, or Both, and Abnormal Findings on UrinaryMicroscopy
• Chapter 9 The Patient with Glomerulonephritis or Vasculitis
• Chapter 10 The Patient with Acute Renal Failure
• Chapter 11 The Patient with Chronic Kidney Disease
• Chapter 12 The Patient Receiving Chronic Renal Replacement with Dialysis
• Chapter 13 The Patient with a Kidney Transplant
• Chapter 14 The Patient with Kidney Disease and Hypertension in Pregnancy
• Chapter 15 The Patient with Hypertension
• Chapter 16 Practical Guidelines for Drug Dosing in Patients with Impaired Kidney Function

Index