The renal system :basic science and clinical conditions - Field, Michael J.; Pollock, Carol A.; Harris, David C. (New York : Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier, 2010)
Urinary tract structure and infection -- Body fluids, nephron function and diuretics -- Water balance and regulation of osmolality -- 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 nephropathy 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.
Includes index.
Keywords: Urinary organs; Kidneys; Urologic Diseases; Diagnosis, Differential; Diagnostic Techniques, Urological; Urinary Tract Physiological Phenomena