Managing Renal Injury in the Elderly Patient

Michael Haase graduated from the Humboldt University of Berlin, Faculty of Medicine in 2002. Between 2005 and 2007 he did his postdoctoral thesis at the Department of Intensive Care, Austin Hospital, Melbourne, Australia. Since 2010 he has worked as staff specialist in nephrology at the Department of Nephrology, Hypertension, Diabetes, and Endocrinology, Medical Faculty of the Otto von Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany, where he is an Assistant Professor. His main research interest is the prediction and prevention of acute kidney injury and the pathophysiological understanding of tubular damage biomarkers. He has published more than 70 scientific publications and 10 book chapters. His current h-index is 20. Michael Haase is editor of the Clinical Kidney Journal (formerly NDT Plus) and serves as a reviewer for more than 25 peer-reviewed journals including Nature Medicine, Circulation, and The Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. He received the Nils Alwall Prize 2009, the highest clinical award endowed by the German Society of Nephrology.

The aging population/ Elderly with end-stage renal disease.- Assessing GFR in the Elderly (equations, markers).- Role of (novel) renal biomarkers in the Elderly.- Diabetic nephropathy in the Elderly.- Drug metabolism, dosing and renal toxicity in Elderly Patients.- Acute Kidney Injury in the Elderly.- Dialysis in the Elderly (choice of appropriate mode, withhold dialysis and the role of nondialytic therapy).- Typical complications before, during and after dialysis initiation.- Renal transplantation in older patients- is it still worth?.- Quality of life and functional status.- Further medical problems in the elderly patients (delirium, dementia, and depression).- End of life and decision-making in Elderly Patients with End-stage renal disease.

From the book reviews:
"This book is designed as a reference for clinicians of different specialties to help guide their care of older patients with renal disease, especially acute kidney injury. Because of its concise nature, this is an excellent tool, not only for nephrologists and geriatricians, but also for internists and critical care physicians. ... This is not only a good reference for nephrologists, but also for hospitalists, critical care providers, and cardiologists." (Fnu Salahuddin, Doody's Book Reviews, September, 2014)