Contributors
Preface
SECTION I INTRODUCTION TO THE RENAL SYSTEM
1 Basic Biology of the Kidney
2 Adaptation of the Kidney to Renal Injury
SECTION II ALTERATIONS OF RENAL FUNCTION AND ELECTROLYTES
8 Azotemia and Urinary Abnormalities.
4 Atlas of Urinary Sediments and Renal Biopsies
5 Acidosis and Alkalosis
6 Fluid and Electrolyte Disturbances
g Hypercalcemia and Hypocalcemia
8 Hyperuricemia and Gout
9 Nephrolithiasis
SECTION III ACUTE AND CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE
10 Acute Renal Failure
11 Chronic Kidney Disease
12 Dialysis in the Treatment of Renal Failure
13 Transplantation in the Treatment of Renal Failure
14 Infections in Transplant Recipients
SECTION IV GLOMERULAR AND TUBULAR DISORDERS
15 Glomerular Diseases
16 Polycystic Kidney Disease and Other Inherited Tubular
Disorders
17 Tubulointerstitial Diseases of the Kidney
SECTION V RENAL VASCULAR DISEASE
18 Vascular Injury to the Kidney
19 HypertensiveVascular Disease
SECTION VI URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS AND OBSTRUCTION
20 Urinary Tract Infections, Pyelonephritis, and Prostatitis
21 Urinary Tract Obstruction
SECTION VII CANCER OF THE KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT
22 Bladder and Renal Cell Carcinomas
Appendix
Review and Serf-Assessment
Index