Essential Atlas of Nephrology & Hypertension


Book Description

This volume offers approximately 1,000 highly detailed images and illustrations that insight and understanding for virtually every area of nephrology and hypertension. The images, and the in-depth explanatory notes for each, were contributed by more 60 international authorities across a range of medical specialties. The nine chapters include information on the latest advances in immunopathology, interstitial nephritis and hereditary renal diseases, and systemic diseases, among other topics.




Essential Atlas of Nephrology


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Featuring more than 450 unique educational images, this expertly edited atlas provides detailed views of the kidney in a wide range of commonly encountered disease states. All chapters of the book are edited by internationally recognized leaders in nephrology and present only the most clinically relevant, top-quality images, to help physicians recognize key pathologic features of kidney diseases, refine the differential diagnosis, and select the most appropriate therapy. Chapters cover disorders of water, electrolytes, and acid-base; acute renal failure; glomerulonephritis and vasculitis; tubulointerstitial disease; hypertension and the kidney; transplantation; dialysis; and the kidney in systemic diseases. A Brandon-Hill recommended title.




Atlas of Medical Renal Pathology


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The kidney is an organ with complex organogenesis susceptible to numerous misadventures in development and is exposed to a diverse array of insults of hematogenous and lower urinary tract origin. This Atlas of Medical Renal Pathology provides an overview of the development, macroscopic and microscopic features of the normal kidney. This is followed by a comprehensive survey of developmental and cystic kidney diseases, vascular diseases and tubulointerstitial diseases. An emphasis is placed on gross diagnostic findings with detailed histological correlates. In addition, the histological, immunofluorescent, immunohistochemical and ultrastructural features of the major glomerular diseases and renal transplantation pathology are presented. This compendium of non-neoplastic kidney diseases illustrates the vast majority diseases you are likely to encounter in surgical and autopsy pathology.




Diagnostic Atlas of Renal Pathology E-Book


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Diagnostic Atlas of Renal Pathology, by Agnes B. Fogo, MD and Michael Kashgarian, MD, delivers practical, highly visual guidance for effectively and accurately diagnosing a wide range of pathologic entities. More than 700 high-quality illustrations help you to recognize the pathologic features and clinical manifestations of both common and rare renal disorders and to formulate confident and accurate diagnoses. Thoroughly updated throughout, this companion to Brenner & Rector’s The Kidney, 9th Edition provides the newest information regarding categorizing and classification of diseases and describes how this relates to the various morphological lesions illustrated and their clinical significance. See more than 700 high quality representative images of light, immunofluorescence, and electron microscopy for each diagnostic entity with correlations to clinical presentation and pathogenesis. Easily locate in-depth information on any disease's clinical course and treatment by cross-referring companion text, Brenner & Rector’s The Kidney. Grasp key characteristic pathologic findings and prognostic, pathogenetic, and etiologic information through focused, detailed discussions. Make accurate, complete reports by fully understanding clinical correlations. Get an in-depth examination of pathophysiology, clinical presentations, and comprehensive references Keep current with the latest knowledge and evidence-based practices. Comprehensive updates throughout include a brand-new chapter on "Approaches to Chronic Kidney Disease" that includes coverage of Chronic Kidney Disease; Age-Related Sclerosis; Glomerular vs. Tubulointerstitial vs. Vascular Disease; and the differential diagnostic approach to Segmental Glomerulosclerosis lesions. Extensive updates to all previous chapters include new classifications of various diseases such as igA nephropathy, diabetic nephropathy, crescentic GN, and renal transplant rejection. Stay well informed about hot topics including acute phosphate nephropathy; new concepts in the pathogenesis of thrombotic microangiopathies and eclampsia; and new information relative to etiology and pathogenesis of podocytopathies. Quickly access the information you need thanks to a user-friendly format, tables and sidebars with key points and differential diagnoses, and chapters that include concise, templated discussions regarding the etiology and pathogenesis of the disorder.




Kidney and Blood Pressure Regulation


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Chronic kidney disease is one of the world's major public health problems, and the prevalence of kidney failure is rising steadily. Among the risk factors for a faster progression of renal disease are hypertension and proteinuria, many studies clearly demonstrating that hypertension is both a cause and consequence of chronic kidney disease. Namely, renal blood pressure regulation seems to be involved in five major pathophysiological mechanisms (all closely related to the renin-angiotensin system): Pressure-natriuresis, renal sympathetic nervous system, renal blood flow, intraglomerular pressure and tubuloglomerular feedback. This book reviews experimental data which form the basis of our current understanding of the association between hypertension and kidney diseases: The pathogenesis of increased blood pressure, the mechanisms by which systemic hypertension promotes progressive kidney failure, and the impact of antihypertensive agents on experimental renal mechanisms involved in hypertension. Furthermore, the role of angiotensin II receptor blockers in both the control of systemic blood pressure and the reduction of proteinuria is examined in an attempt to define optimal therapeutic strategies to prevent the otherwise inexorable deterioration of renal function in patients with chronic kidney disease.




Diagnostic Atlas of Renal Pathology E-Book


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Recognize and diagnose a wide range of renal pathologic entities with Diagnostic Atlas of Renal Pathology, 3rd Edition. In this edition, Drs. Agnes B. Fogo and Michael Kashgarian use hundreds of high-quality illustrations to clearly depict the pathologic features and clinical manifestations of both common and rare renal disorders. Extensive updates to the text keep you current with the knowledge you need for clinical practice or continuing education and certification. More than 700 images of light, immunofluorescence, and electron microscopy for each diagnostic entity with correlations to clinical presentation and pathogenesis. Focused, detailed discussions on key characteristic pathologic findings and prognostic, pathogenetic, and etiologic information. An in-depth examination of pathophysiology, clinical presentations, and the latest evidence-based practices. User-friendly format features tables and sidebars with key points and differential diagnoses, and chapters that include concise, templated discussions regarding the etiology and pathogenesis of the disorder. Consult this title on your favorite e-reader, conduct rapid searches, and adjust font sizes for optimal readability. A new chapter describing a logical approach to differential diagnosis. New insights into pathogenesis and classification of diseases. New coverage of aging and the kidney, endemic diseases, transplant, lupus-related kidney diseases, Mesoamerican nephropathy, ApolL1-related nephropathies, C3 glomerulopathies, and thrombotic microangiopathies. Recent results of consensus conferences on vasculitides and renal neoplasia.




Atlas of Renal Pathology


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This book is intended as a practical bench manual phological abnormalities in renal diseases, and for the hospital pathologist who wishes to have where appropriate these have been illustrated. access to a simple informative account of renal Although the main emphasis is on the pathology, pathology, particularly for the interpretation of the relevant clinical aspects of the conditions cov percutaneous needle biopsy specimens. I n addition ered are included in recognition of the fact that we trust it will be valuable to physicians working renal disease is an area in which correlation of the in the field of renal disease, for whom the interpre clinical and histopathological findings is particularly tation of renal biopsy material is directly relevant to important in reaching an informed diagnosis. patient management. Whilst a comprehensive coverage more appro priate to a larger text has not been attempted, the Acknowledgements text has been planned to give an adequate account of the more important non-neoplastic disease pro We would like to thank the technical staff of the cesses and their pathological appearances in the Histopathology Laboratories of The London Hos kidney. Points of difficulty in interpretation and dif pital Medical College, The Hospital for Sick Chil ferential diagnosis are covered both in the text and in dren, Great Ormond Street, and Guy's Hospital the illustrations.




Diagnostic Atlas of Renal Pathology E-Book


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For today's nephrologist who is tasked with diagnosing a wide range of renal pathologic entities, Diagnostic Atlas of Renal Pathology is a must-have reference for everyday use. The updated 4th Edition offers an in-depth examination of pathophysiology, clinical presentations, and the latest evidence-based practices. Hundreds of pertinent macro- and/or microscopic images are presented in a user-friendly manner intended specifically for renal pathology. - Offers templated, detailed discussions on key characteristic pathologic findings and prognostic, pathogenetic, and etiologic information for each disorder. - Features numerous tables and sidebars with key points and differential diagnoses. - Covers major new advances in the classification and diagnosis of select tubular cystic diseases, new advances in classification of fibrillary processes and C3 related diseases, new insights in monoclonal protein-related diseases, ongoing work in lupus, and advances in IgA nephropathy as well as transplantation. - Contains more than 700 high-quality representative images of light, immunofluorescence, and electron microscopy, including new colorized electron microscopy images, with correlations to clinical presentation and pathogenesis. - Features new animations that clearly depict the progression of membranous nephropathy, membranoproliferative GN, and crescentic GN. - Includes schematic representations of glomerular diseases, which are particularly useful for illustrating difficult concepts. - Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.




Understanding Kidney Diseases


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This text aids medical students and trainee doctors in developing their knowledge of the conditions covered and improving their ability to clinically assess patients and formulate a management plan. Once doctors are comfortable in interpreting these graphs, they can use them in consultations with patients about their kidney condition and so support self-management by patients, an increasingly important aspect of healthcare. Kidney diseases and the speciality of nephrology have traditionally been regarded as difficult to understand. This is compounded by the use of complex definitions and terminology. These complex definitions result from a need to categorise kidney diseases according to the way kidney function changes over time, and then to express this in numbers and words. Central to the assessment of patients is the measurement of kidney function. In our teaching of medical students and trainee doctors, as well as in our clinical practice and interaction with GPs and consultant colleagues, we have found that viewing graphs of patients’ kidney function (estimated glomerular filtration rate, or eGFR) against time is a much easier way of understanding kidney diseases. It provides the patient’s ‘kidney history’ and leads into a description of the natural history and management of their condition. We were surprised to find that this graphical approach is not used routinely in teaching or in daily clinical practice. We therefore believe there is a need for a book that uses this approach and we thus sought to compile a collection of illustrative case studies covering an array of disease categories, together with patients’ eGFR readings.