ABC of Kidney Disease

David Goldsmith, Consultant Nephrologist, Renal Unit, Guy's Hospital, London and Hon Snr lecturer,GKT, King's College, London. He is also involved in developing a renal specialist library as part of the NHS Information Executive National Elect Library Project. Satishkumar Abeythunge Jayawardene, NKRF Res Fellow and Hon registrar in Nephrology, King's College Hospital, London.Penny Ackland, GP with interest in nephrology, Melbourne Grove Medical Practice, London, UK.

Contributors. Preface. 1. Diagnostic Tests in Chronic Kidney Disease: Behdad Afzali (Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust) and Satish Jayawardene (Kings College Hospital) and David Goldsmith (Guy's & St Thomas' Hospitals). 2. Screening and Early Intervention in Chronic Kidney Disease: Richard Burden and Charlie Tomson (Southmead Hospital). 3. Chronic Kidney Disease - Prevention of Progression and of Cardiovascular Complications: Mohsen El Kossi (Sheffield Kidney Institute) and Aminu Kasarawa Bello (Sheffield Kidney Institute) and Rizwan Hamer and A Meguid El Nahas (University of Sheffield). 4. Adult Nephrotic Syndrome: Richard Hull and Sean Gallagher and David Goldsmith (Guy's & St Thomas' Hospitals). 5. Renal Artery Stenosis: Philip Kalra (Hope Hospital) and Satish Jayawardene (Kings College Hospital) and David Goldsmith (Guy's & St Thomas' Hospitals). 6. Urinary Tract Infections, Renal Stones, Renal Cysts and Tumours and Pregnancy in Chronic Kidney Disease: David Goldsmith (Guy's & St Thomas' Hospitals). 7. Acute Kidney Injury: Rachel Hilton (Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust). 8. Chronic Kidney Disease, Dialysis and Transplantation in Children: Judy Taylor (Evalina Children's Hospital) and Christopher Reid (Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust). 9. Conservative ('Non Dialytic') Treatment for Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: Frances Coldstream (Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust) and Neil S Sheerin (King's College). 10. Dialysis: Christopher W McIntyre (University of Nottingham Medical School at Derby) and James O Burton (University of Nottingham Medical School at Derby). 11. Renal Transplantation: Ming He (Guy's Hospital) and John Taylor (Guy's Hospital). 12. The Organization of Services for People with Chronic Kidney Disease - a 21st Century Challenge: Donal O'Donoghue (Hope Hospital) and John Feehally (University Hospitals of Leicester). Appendix 1 Glossary of Renal Terms and Conditions: David Goldsmith (Guy's & St Thomas' Hospitals). Appendix 2 Anaemia Management in Chronic Kidney Disease: Penny Ackland (Melbourne Grove Medical Practice). Appendix 3 Chronic Kidney Disease and Drug Prescribing: Douglas Maclean and Satish Jaywardene (Kings College Hospital). Index