The Kidney and Body Fluids in Health and Disease
This volume was designed as a text for medical students, house officers, and even clinicians. It deals with the most common problems in nephrology, providing new insight into how to improve clinical skills. A comprehensive overview of renal physiology and electrolyte disorders lays the groundwork fo...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer US
1983, 1983
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1983 |
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- I. Basic Concepts of Fluid, Electrolyte, and Renal Physiology
- 1. Introduction to the Physiology of Body Fluids
- 2. Homeostatic and Excretory Functions of the Kidney
- 3. Nonexcretory Functions of the Kidney
- II. Pathophysiology of Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders
- 4. Pathophysiology of Volume Regulation and Sodium Metabolism
- 5. Edema and Edema-Forming States
- 6. The Pathophysiologic Bases for Aherations in Water Balance
- 7. Pathophysiology of Potassium Metabolism
- 8. Pathophysiology of Acid-Base Metabolism
- 9. Pathophysiology of Calcium, Magnesium, and Phosphorus Metabolism
- III. Pathophysiology of Hypertension
- 10. Pathophysiology of Hypertension
- IV. Pathophysiology of Proteinuric Renal Disease
- 11. Proteinuria and the Nephrotic Syndrome
- 12. Pathology and Pathophysiology of Proteinuric Glomerular Disease
- V. Renal Failure
- 13. Pathophysiology of Acute Renal Failure
- 14. Pathophysiology of Chronic Renal Failure
- 15. Pathophysiological Principles in the Treatment of Patients with Renal Failure
- VI. Pathophysiology of Nephrolithiasis
- 16. Pathophysiology of Nephrolithiasis
- VII. Renal Pharmacology
- 17. Renal Pharmacology