Pediatric Nephrology for Primary Care

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is an organization of 67,000 primary care pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists and pediatric surgical specialists dedicated to the health, safety and well-being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults. The AAP is the largest pediatric publisher in the world, with a diverse list of resources that includes essential clinical and practice management titles and award-winning books for parents. Amin J. Barakat, MD, has held academic teaching positions at the American University of Beirut, Vanderbilt University, and Georgetown University. Currently, he is in full-time pediatric practice and holds the position of Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at Georgetown University Medical Center. He is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society and is listed as one of the top doctors by Washingtonian magazine, Best Doctors in America, and Guide to America's Top Pediatricians. Russell W. Chesney, MD, FAAP, is a professor and pediatric nephrologist at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, a teaching hospital for The University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Dr. Chesney received his medical degree from University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and has been in practice for more than 40 years.

History and physical examination of the child with renal disease; Examination of the urine; Use of the laboratory in the diagnosis of renal disease; Imaging of the kidney and the urinary tract; Prenatal and perinatal nephrology; Congenital abnormalities of the kidney and urinary tract; Urinary tract infection; Glomerular disease; Renal tubular disease; Water and electrolyte disorders; Acute renal failure; Chronic renal failure; Hypertension; Pediatric urology; The kidney in systemic disease; Prevention of renal disease.