Management of Chronic Kidney Disease - A Clinician's Guide

The second edition of this essential work presents how to diagnose, treat and develop an appropriate management plan for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Significantly updated chapters cover the fundamental sciences associated with CKD, its clinical assessment, evaluation, management of risk factors, along with cardiovascular disease in the context of CKD. Detailed insight is provided on how to assess for and manage a variety of CKD complications and special circumstances in CKD patients. The path to renal replacement therapy is also thoroughly described. New topics featured include associated rheumatic and electrolyte disorders. Furthermore, diagnostic and therapeutic approaches are presented according to the latest staging system for CKD, with patient care being discussed separately for each disease stage. The book also recognizes the needs of busy clinicians by including helpful boxes summarizing the evidence on diagnostic and therapeutic issues and practice pearls based upon the latest guidelines.
Management of Chronic Kidney Disease: A Clinician's Guide is a comprehensive practically applicable guide to the management of patients with CKD. Its didactic features enable the reader to quickly identify the key points covered and disseminate the information they require, making it a valuable resource for all practicing and trainee medical practitioners who encounter these patients..

List of contents

Part I Chronic Kidney Disease: Basics and Clinical Assessment.- What Is Chronic Kidney Disease?.- Clinical Assessment of a Patient with Chronic Kidney Disease.- Imaging in Chronic Kidney Disease.- Part II Chronic Kidney Disease Risk Factors: Assessment and Management.- Pathogenetic insights for CKD progression to ESRD Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease .- Hypertension and Chronic Kidney Disease.- Dyslipidemia and Chronic Kidney Disease.- Metabolic Acidosis and Chronic Kidney Disease.- Acute Kidney Injury in Chronic Kidney Disease.- Rheumatic disorders and CKD.- Preventing Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease: Diet and Lifestyle.- Preventing Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease: Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System Blockade.- Beyond Blood Pressure.- Part III Chronic Kidney Disease and Cardiovascular Diseases.- Chronic Kidney Disease and the Cardiovascular Connection.- Screening and Diagnosing Cardiovascular Disease in Chronic Kidney Disease.- Management of Cardiovascular Disease in Chronic Kidney Disease.- Cerebrovascular Disease and Chronic Kidney Disease.- Part IV Chronic Kidney Disease Complications: Assessment and Management.- Anemia and Disorders of Hemostasis in Chronic.- Kidney Disease.- Mineral and Bone Disorders in Chronic Kidney Disease.- Protein-Energy Wasting and Nutritional Interventions in Chronic Kidney Disease.- Infectious Complications and Vaccination in Chronic Kidney Disease.- Endocrine Disorders in Chronic Kidney Disease.- Liver and Gastrointestinal Tract Problems in Chronic Kidney Disease.- Pruritus and Other Dermatological Problems in Chronic.- Kidney Disease.- Pain Management in Chronic Kidney Disease.- Depression and Other Psychological Issues in Chronic Kidney Disease.- Sexual Dysfunction in Chronic Kidney Disease.- Sleep Disorders in Chronic Kidney Disease.- Neuropathy and Other Neurological Problems in Chronic Kidney Disease.- Fluid & Electrolyte Disorders in CKD.- Part V Chronic Kidney Disease: Special Conditions.- Drug Prescription in Chronic Kidney Disease.- Pregnancy and Chronic Kidney Disease.- Surgery and Chronic Kidney Disease.- Chronic Kidney Disease in the Elderly.- Chronic Kidney Disease and Cancer.- Chronic Kidney Disease in the Intensive Care Unit.- Part VI Chronic Kidney Disease: Final Path to Renal Replacement Therapy.- Chronic Kidney Disease Management Programmes and Patient Education.- Conservative/Palliative Treatment and End-of-Life Care in Chronic Kidney Disease.- How to Prepare a Chronic Kidney Disease Patient for Transplantation.- How to Prepare a Chronic Kidney Disease Patient for Dialysis.- Quality of Life in Chronic Kidney Disease.

Product details

• Assisted by: Mustafa Ar¿c¿ (Editor), Mustafa Arici (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.12.2024
• EAN: 9783031420474
• ISBN: 978-3-0-3142047-4
• No. of pages: 603
• Illustrations: XI, 603 p.
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine