Title | International Yearbook of Nephrology 1993 [electronic resource] / edited by Vittorio E. Andreucci, Leon G. Fine |
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Imprint | London : Springer London, 1992 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1948-7 |
Descript | XI, 360 p. online resource |
Renal Physiology and Pathophysiology -- 1. Renal nerves and catecholamine regulation of renal function -- Glomerulonephritis -- 2. Changing concepts in the pathogenesis of lupus nephritis -- 3. Light-chain deposition disease: diagnosis, prognosis and therapy -- Hypertension -- 4. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in clinical practice: uses and abuses -- Urinary Tract Infections -- 5. Determinants of the development of acute pyelonephritis and pyelonephritic renal scarring -- The Kidney in Pregnancy -- 6. Aspirin in hypertension of pregnancy -- The Kidney and Diabetes -- 7. Strategies for slowing progression of diabetic nephropathy -- Hereditary Renal Diseases -- 8. Alportโs syndrome -- Pediatric Nephrology -- 9. The use of recombinant human growth hormone in children with chronic renal failure -- Geriatric Nephrology -- 10. The ageing kidney: practical considerations in the management of the elderly patient with renal disease -- Acute Renal Failure -- 11. The pathogenesis of typical, diarrhea-associated, hemolytic uremic syndrome -- 12. Incidence, risk factors, prevention and treatment of radiocontrast-induced nephropathy -- Chronic Renal Failure -- 13. Use of recombinant human erythropoietin in the anemia of progressive renal failure -- Dialysis -- 14. Malnutrition in patients on renal replacement therapy -- 15. Reuse of dialyzers. Advantages and drawbacks -- 16. Practical issues in prescribing peritoneal dialysis -- Renal Transplantation -- 17. Living donors for renal transplantation: ethical considerations -- Diagnostic Methods in Nephrology -- 18. Non-invasive measurement of body fluid dynamics