Renal Function and Disease in the Elderly
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Renal Function and Disease in the Elderly

  1. 564 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Renal Function and Disease in the Elderly

About this book

Renal Function and Disease in the Elderly explores the renal system of elders. The book details the various roles of renal system, as well as the illnesses that the elderly can have. The book is inspired by the insufficient attention this topic has received among medical personnel. The book begins by discussing the changes in a person's vessels and kidney as he or she ages. The discussion then shifts to the older person's glomerulus and renal blood flow. Other chapters offer information about how aging affects a person's body systems and processes including water balance, electrolytes, kidneys, proximal tubes, and ingestion of drugs. Diseases such as urinary tract infection, interstitial nephropathies, glomerulonephritis, renal vasculitis, renal cyst, acute renal failure, and obstructive uropathy are also explained. While the book is primarily a valuable reference for medical practitioners in the field, it also caters to students and casual readers. Elderly readers, regardless of whether they have a disease or not, can also benefit from this book.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover image
  2. Title page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Copyright
  5. Contributors
  6. Preface
  7. Introduction: The kidney: a model for the study of aging in a physiological system
  8. Chapter 1: Anatomic structural and vascular changes in the aging kidney
  9. Chapter 2: Glomerular filtration and renal blood flow in the aged
  10. Chapter 3: Mechanisms of age-associated glomerular sclerosis
  11. Chapter 4: Physiology and disorders of water balance and electrolytes in the elderly
  12. Chapter 5: Hypertension in the elderly: pathophysiology and its implications for treatment
  13. Chapter 6: The aging kidney and calcium-regulating hormones: vitamin D metabolites, parathyroid hormone and calcitonin
  14. Chapter 7: Proximal tubular function and renal acidification in the aged
  15. Chapter 8: Changes in renal function and morphology in aging laboratory animals
  16. Chapter 9: Pharmacokinetics in the aged
  17. Chapter 10: Summing up: what does decreased renal function in the aged mean?
  18. Chapter 11: Incidence of renal diseases in a geriatric unit
  19. Chapter 12: Hypertension in the elderly: clinical aspects
  20. Chapter 13: Urinary tract infection in old age
  21. Chapter 14: Interstitial nephropathies and pyelonephritis in the aged
  22. Chapter 15: Glomerular disease in the aged
  23. Chapter 16: Renal vasculitis in the aged
  24. Chapter 17: Renal cystic disease in the elderly
  25. Chapter 18: Renal malignancies in the elderly
  26. Chapter 19: Obstructive uropathy in the elderly
  27. Chapter 20: Acute renal failure in old people
  28. Chapter 21: Aetiology and diagnosis of chronic renal insufficiency in the aged: the role of renal biopsy
  29. Chapter 22: Dialysis treatment of end-stage renal disease in the elderly
  30. Chapter 23: Renal transplantation in older patients
  31. Index

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