Renal System

Focusing on the renal system, this textbook covers the anatomy, physiology and biochemistry of the system. It is suitable for the first two years of the medical student course.

List of contents

Urinary tract structure and infection. Body fluids, nephron function and diuretics. Water balance and regulation of osmolarity. Acid-base balance and regulation of pH. Glomerular filtration and acute kidney injury. Proteinuria 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 and the kidney. Pregnancy and the kidney. Urinary tract obstruction and stones. Renal masses and urinary tract tumours. Drugs and the kidney.

Report

From a review of the first edition: "Each of the eleven chapters begins with a list of chapter objectives. These objectives are very useful indeed, as they provide a clear outline of the material covered in the chapter, and allow an opportunity to review upon completion of the chapter...Overall, this text book is most impressive. It includes an easy to understand glossary, clear headings, and comprehensive chapters arranged in an appropriate sequence, each building on the knowledge of the previous chapters." Medical Student, University of Adelaide, Ramsay Group Medical Books, January 2002

Product details

• Authors: Michael Field, Michael J Field, Michael J. Field, Michael J. (Emeritus Professor Field, David Harris, Carol Pollock, Carol (Professor of Medicine Pollock
• Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.02.2010
• EAN: 9780702033711
• ISBN: 978-0-7020-3371-1
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: Systems of the Body Series; Systems of the Body; Systems of the Body; Systems of the Body Series
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine