Renal medicine and nephrology Books

Discover simple, senior-friendly recipes designed to support kidney health and promote better renal function with every meal!Confused about what to eat? Struggling to plan meals? Worried about making the right food choices? You're not alone!Packed with...

Book initiates with introductory material to hemodialysis technology and its historical evolution and later on divulging into the field of biomaterials. With this background, the book discusses selection criteria of a suitable biomaterial for synthesis...

This volume is a report of the proceedings of the Third International Nephro-Lrological Course held in the Ettore Majorana Centre for Scientific Culture, Erice, Sicily, from 12th to 18th May 1980. Contributions were accepted on...

LOUIS TOBIAN There are many reasons for suspecting that the medulla of the kidney is involved in the pathogenesis of hypertension. Although our present knowledge does not permit the assignment of a precise and exact role for...

It must be considered that there is nothing more difficult to carry out, nor more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to handle, than to initiate a new order of things. Machiavelli: The Prince (1513) These are the ...

In June, 1981, we conducted a two day international symposium in Rome devoted to original scientific presentations on arachidonic acid metabolism in the kidney. Scientists from 20 countries were represented either in the...

The majority of the offending toxicants to be reviewed in this volume were devel­ oped to help mankind, and it is only with prolonged or widespread application that their adverse effects have been recognized. Conversely, in the...

There is a rapid increase in interest related to novel approaches in artificial kidneys, artificial liver, and detoxifi­ cation. Recent research has included the successful clinical appli­ cations of the principle of artificial...

More than half a million people worldwide are now sustained by renal replacement therapy, mainly hemodialysis at a cost exceeding USD 30 billion per year. Each case of ESRD that is delayed or prevented saves funds that may be...

Increasingly, medicine in general and nephrology specifically is based on clinical trials and verifiable presumption. Still, however, much of everyday clinical practice is the consensus of pundits and experts unable to validate...

""Du Diagnostic De L'Ectopie Renale"" est un livre �����crit par Fr�����d�����ric Buret en 1883. Ce livre traite du diagnostic de l'ectopie r�����nale, une condition dans laquelle un ou les deux reins sont situ�����s en dehors de leur emplacement normal...

Das Buch ""Die Wanderniere der Frauen"" wurde im Jahr 1881 von Leopold Landau ver������ffentlicht. Es handelt sich um eine medizinische Abhandlung, die sich mit der Anatomie und Physiologie der Nieren bei Frauen besch�����ftigt. Besonders im Fokus steht...

Das Buch ""Die Fortschritte Der Nierenpathologie"" von Raphael Lepine aus dem Jahr 1884 ist ein medizinisches Werk, das sich mit der Pathologie der Nieren befasst. Es beschreibt die Fortschritte in der Diagnose und Behandlung von Nierenerkrankungen sowie...

Das Buch ""Chirurgie der Nieren, Teil 1-2"" von Gustav Simon wurde erstmals im Jahr 1871 ver������ffentlicht. Es handelt sich um eine medizinische Abhandlung, die sich mit der Chirurgie der Nieren besch�����ftigt. Der Autor Gustav Simon war ein bekannter...

We are pleased to present to our readers the Proceedings of the Fourth International Workshop on Phosphate and Other Minerals which was held in Strasbourg during June 22-24, 1979. It was hosted by Professor Henri Jahn,...

This second edition of the Manual of Clinical Dialysis is a concise and well-illustrated guide to all aspects of dialysis. All chapters have been revised and present a complete overview of the techniques, processes and equipment involved in clinical...

A good knowledge of renal physiology is essential to the understanding of many disease states. The purpose of the book is to set out the principles of renal physiology and normal renal function. Now in its 30th year of continuous publication, this new...

Chapter 1: Introduction, by Jeffrey P. Weiss, MD, FACSChapter 2: Predictors and Risk Factors for Nocturia, by Emin Aydur, MD, and Roger Dmochowski, MD, FACSChapter 3: Nocturia and Sleep Disorders, by Sonia Ancoli-Israel, PhD, and Jens Peter Nørgaard, MD,...

Success is Just Running Out of Mistakes is about a lifelong quest to improve the therapy of kidney failure, especially with hemodialysis technology. Dr. Ash began to write this because of a lack of progress in dialysis therapy. He is tired of physicians...

1. 1. Historische Entwicklung zum Aldosteronnachweis Bereits Mitte des vorigen Jahrhunderts wurde die lebensnot­ wendige Bedeutung der Nebenniere durch Beobachtungen und Versuche von ADDISON (1855) und BROWN-SEQUARD (1856)...

In einer prospektiven Studie in der Bevolkerung der Stadt Munster und Umgebung wurde versucht, das moderne diagnostische Instrumentarium der Nephrologie fur eine erfolgreiche Fruherkennung und Besserbewertung von Nierenschaden...

The diagnosis and treatment of disease is a primary concern for health professionals and all of society. With the growing use of alternative medicine, patients can receive a wider scope of potential treatment options. Complementary and Alternative...

This practical guide is a compendium of contemporary views on the development, treatment, and prevention of urinary stone disease. Emphasis is placed on utilizing current research to highlight areas of potential discovery and inspire novel approaches to...

Minimally Invasive Therapy for Urinary Incontinence and Pelvic Organ Prolapse provides a detailed insight into "when, why, what and how" of various minimally invasive surgical procedures for surgical management of SUI, OAB & POP. The volume provides...

Vasorenal Change Versus Bright's Disease is a medical book written by J. Milner Fothergill in 1887. The book discusses the differences between vasorenal disease and Bright's disease, which were two common kidney disorders at the time. Fothergill argues...

The Skim-Milk Treatment of Diabetes and Bright's Disease is a medical book written by Arthur Scott Donkin in 1871. The book provides a detailed clinical observation of the symptoms and pathology of diabetes and Bright's disease. The author suggests that...

The Morbid Effects Of The Retention In The Blood Of The Elements Of The Urinary Secretion is a medical book written by William Wallace Morland in 1861. The book discusses the harmful effects of retaining elements of the urinary secretion in the blood,...

Mom can't make snowmen with Penelope because she's not feeling well - Mom needs a kidney transplant.At first, Penelope has no idea what that means. What is a kidney and why do we need them? What does it look like? What might happen to Mom? Is there...

Conditions such as oxidative stress and hypoxia, which have a generalized impact on the oxygen metabolism, have been implicated in the genesis of kidney disease. This means that deepening our understanding of the pathobiology...

Have you just recently found out about your health problem and have been wondering what you can or can't eat?Or maybe, you have a worrying family history, want to prevent future consequences, and live a healthy and long life?If you answered "Yes" to at...

Increasing the accumulation of aluminum in the bone (body) in cases of renal osteodystrophy may influence the histopathologic aspect of the bones. Alumi­ num blunts the effect of increased PTH secretion and favours the genesis...

In all varieties of organ transplants, early results have dramatically improved over the past two decades and failures due to acute rejection are becoming rarer. Efficient immunosuppressive regimens have been developed with...

Im h|heren Lebensalter nimmt die Zahl der Erkrankungen zu. Oft m}ssen mehrere Medikamente gleichzeitig eingesetzt werden. Durch die altersbedingten Organver{nderungen wird jedoch die Wirkung der Medikamente ...

Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) cannot be cured by surgery alone. Its resillience to irradiation and chemotherapy demands a new approach to the management of this disease. This book provides an overview of the ...

The European School of Oncology came into existence to respond to a need for information, education and training in the field of the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. There are two main reasons why such an initiative was...

Zur Behandlung der Niereninsuffizienz, von exogenen und endogenen Intoxikatio­ nen, Autoaggressionserkrankungen sowie von Stoffwechselerkrankungen sind in dies em lahrhundert eine Vielzahl von Entgiftungsverfahren entwickelt...

Chapter 1 Management of Advanced Heart Failure: An Overview Chapter 2 Understanding Cardiovascular Hemodynamics Chapter 3 Cardiorenal Syndromes Chapter 4 Diuretics in Heart Failure Chapter 5 Hyponatremia in Heart Failure and Ventricular Assist Device...

This book provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview of interventional nephrology. Similar to the previous edition, this text describes a direct approach to clinical problems encountered by the community of care providers who treat chronic...

This book systemically presents the latest research on renal fibrosis, covering all the major topics in the field, including the possible mechanisms, biomarkers, and strategies for prevention and treatment of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Due to its...