Clinical Nephrology in Medical Practice

Section 1: Renal structure and function:; Anatomy of the urinary system; Assessment of urinary anatomy; Excretory functions of the kidney: the formation of urine; Hormones, metabolism and the kidney; Assessment of renal function; The failing kidney: pathophysiology of renal failure; Section 2: Clinical nephrology: the approach to presenting problems:; Clinical approach to patients with renal disease; Examination of the urine; Syndromes of glomerular disease; Acute renal failure; Chronic renal failure; Hypertension and the kidney; Urinary tract infection; Electrolyte and acid-base disturbances; Section 3: Diseases of the kidney:; Primary glomerular diseases; Anti-glomerular basement membraine antobody-mediated glomerulonephritis: Goodpasture's Syndrome; Systemic lupus erythematosis, scleroderma and rheumatoid arthritis; Renal vasculitis (including Henoch Schonlein purpura); Acute tubular necrosis; Tubulointerstitial nephritis: acute and chronic; Reflux nephropathy; Analgestic nephropathy; Obstructive nephropathy; Gout, uric acid and the kidney; Urinary calculi; Diabetes and the kidney; Multiple myeloma, amyloidosis and paraproteinemias (including mixed cryroglobulinemia); Disorders of renal tubular function; Cystic diseases of the kidney; Primary renal neoplasms; Miscellaneous renal conditions; Thrombotic microangiopathy; Pregnancy and the kidney; Drugs and the kidney; Dialysis and transplantation; Further reading; Index