Full Description
Paediatric Nephrology is designed to help the reader understand and manage any condition affecting the kidney in childhood. It is pocket-sized to give easy reference in the clinical setting and highlights the important issues for quick use. From history taking and urinalysis, electrolyte management, acute kidney injury and transplantation, all aspects are covered in this concise yet comprehensive guide to this specialist area. It is an invaluable referencefor both the general paediatrician and the specialist. The appendix provides useful additional information and protocols. This new edition is up-to-date and evidence-based when possible. Tables and equations direct readers to the use of relevant medication and drug dosages.
Contents
PATIENT ASSESSMENT; THE NEONATE; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; ENURESIS; HOMEOSTASIS; TUBULAR DISEASE; RENAL CALCULI AND NEPHROCALCINOSIS; GLOMERULAR DISEASE; SYSTEMIC DISEASE AFFECTING THE KIDNEY; VASCULITIS; INFECTIONS AND THE KIDNEY; RENAL CYSTIC DISEASES AND CILIOPATHIES; SYNDROMES ASSOCIATED WITH RENAL DISEASES; RENAL TUMOURS; HYPERTENSION; ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CHRONIC PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; EXTRACORPOREAL TREATMENTS; TRANSPLANTATION; DRUG PRESCRIBING; PSYCHOSOCIAL ISSUES; APPENDIX
