PublishedButterworths, February 2010 |
ISBN9780702033711 |
FormatSoftcover, 180 pages |
Dimensions21.6cm × 27.9cm |
Urinary tract structure and infection. Body fluids, nephron function and diuretics. Water balance and regulation of osmolarity. Acid-base balanc e and regulation of pH. Glomerular filtration and acute kidney injury. P roteinuria and the nephrotic syndrome.
Glomerulonephritis and the acute nephritic syndrome. Diabetic nephropaphy and chronic kidney disease. End stage kidney disease and replacement of renal function. Hypertension an d the kidney. Pregnancy and the kidney. Urinary tract obstruction and st ones. Renal masses and urinary tract tumours. Drugs and the kidney.