Description
CBS Publishers & Distributors Essentials Of Nephrology 3Rd Edition 2019 by R Kasi Visweswaran
The second edition of the book was well received, particularly by the practitioners, physicians and residents preparing for a career in nephrology. This edition of the book has been rewritten, thoroughly revised and updated. The fundamentals, followed by the present state of knowledge and the recent developments, are discussed to help the reader have a firm grasp on the subject. For a student planning to pursue nephrology as a career, this book will help to lay a firm foundation. For the physicians and the trainees, the knowledge will enable them to tackle common renal problems. The topics are presented crisply in a simple language. The book will surely be an extremely useful addition to their personal library. Dr Kasi Visweswaran, editor of the book, has been able to involve highly experienced faculty members from teaching and non-teaching institutions throughout the country as contributors in this edition of the book.
Table of Contents:-
Section I: GENERAL
1. Structure of Kidneys and Urinary System 3
2. Functions of Kidneys 12
3. Symptomatology and Clinical Approach 16
4. Clinical Examination and Approach to Diseases of 25
5. Investigations in Renal Disease 33
6. Imaging of Urinary Tract 46
7. Understanding Molecular Biology 60
Section II: PEDIATRIC
8. Development of Genitourinary System 71
9. Congenital Anomalies of the Kidney and Urinary Tract [CAKUT] 78
10. Common Renal Diseases in Children 89
11. Rickets 101
12. Normal Micturition and its Disorders 112
Section VI: TUBULAR DISEASES
27. Tubulointerstitial Nephritis (Acute and Chronic) 257
28. Cystic Diseases of the Kidney 265
29. Disorders of Renal Tubular Function 273
Section VII: INFECTIONS OF THE URINARY TRACT
30. Urinary Tract Infection (UTI): Defense Mechanisms and Predisposing Factors 283
31. Urinary Tract Infection in Adults 289
32. Genitourinary Tuberculosis 298
33. Urinary Tract Infections in Special Situations 302
Section VIII: HYPERTENSION
34. Control of Blood Pressure and Essential Hypertension 307
35. Secondary Hypertension 313
36. Management of Hypertension 324
Section IX: PREGNANCY AND KIDNEYS
37. Maternal Changes in Pregnancy 335
38. Blood Pressure Changes and Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy 339
39. Renal Disease and Pregnancy 345
Section X: APPROACH TO COMMON RENAL PROBLEMS
40. Approach to an Edematous Patient 355
41. Approach to Proteinuria 360
42. Approach to Hematuria 367
43. Approach to Oliguria and Polyuria 374
44. Approach to Fluid and Electrolytes Balance 384
45. Approach to Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) Analysis 397
46. Chronic Kidney Disease–Mineral Bone Disease (CKD–MBD) and Renal Osteodystrophy 412
47. Inherited Renal Diseases 417
48. Approach to Urinary Tract Obstruction 424
49. Approach to Renal Stone Disease 430
50. Asymptomatic Urinary Abnormalities 442
Section XI: MISCELLANEOUS
51. Diet in Renal Diseases 449
52. Tropical Nephropathy 459
53. Ischemic Renal Disease 467
54. Aging and Kidneys 471
55. Drugs and Kidney 479
56. Obesity and Kidney 487
57. Renal Biopsy 493
58. Common Urological Instrumentations 500
Index