Nephrology Secrets E-Book
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Nephrology Secrets E-Book

Edgar V. Lerma, Matthew A Sparks, Joel Topf

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Nephrology Secrets E-Book

Edgar V. Lerma, Matthew A Sparks, Joel Topf

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For more than 30 years, the highly regarded Secrets Series¼ has provided students and practitioners in all areas of health care with concise, focused, and engaging resources for quick reference and exam review. Nephrology Secrets, 4th Edition, features the Secrets' popular question-and-answer format that also includes lists, tables, and an easy-to-read style – making reference and review quick, easy, and enjoyable.

  • The proven SecretsÂź format gives you the most return for your time – concise, easy to read, engaging, and highly effective.
  • Covers the full range of essential topics in nephrology for in-training or practicing professionals.
  • Written and fully updated by global experts and thought leaders in nephrology.
  • Top 100 Secrets and Key Points boxes provide a fast overview of the secrets you must know for success in practice and on exams.
  • New chapters on home dialysis, onco-nephrology, and palliative care nephrology.
  • Fully updated throughout, with clear illustrations, figures, and flow diagrams that expedite study and review.

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Publisher
Elsevier
Year
2018
ISBN
9780323478755
Edition
4
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Nephrology

Index

Note: Page numbers followed by “f” refer to illustrations; page numbers followed by “t” refer to tables; page numbers followed by “b” refer to boxes.
A
Abdominal bruit, 7
Abdominal compartment syndrome, 48–49
diagnosis of, 49
Abdominal hernias, in ADPKD, 298
Abel, John Jacob, 590
Abnormal serum magnesium, causing hypocalcemia, 527
Absolute anuria, 8t
Absolute creatinine level, in diagnostic criteria, for acute kidney injury-hepatorenal syndrome, 61
Accelerated hypertension, 471
ACCOMPLISH trial, 478
ACCORD-BP (Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes blood pressure) trial, 477
N-acetylcysteine,
for acute kidney injury-hepatorenal syndrome, 66
for contrast-induced nephropathy, 96
Acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) prophylaxis, in renal transplant recipients, 426
Acid-base balance, 591–592
Acid-base disorder, strong ion difference in, 557
Acidemia,
acidosis and, 549
infusion of isotonic saline and, 564–565
Acidosis, 549
acidemia and, 549
anion gap, 557–563
lactic,
metformin and, 558–559
risk of, 81–82
metabolic, 549–568
acidemia and, 555
acute, treatment of, 566–567
alcoholic ketoacidosis causing, 559–560
anion-gap, 551–554
benefits of, 550
causes of, 552–553b, 553f
chronic, treatment of, 567
definition of, 549
diabetic ketoacidosis causing, 560–561, 561f
diagnosis of, 566
diarrhea and, 563
evaluation of, 551, 552f
hyperchloremic, 555, 556f
laboratory tests for, 554t
physiology of, 549–551
potential benefits of treating, 166
renal tubular acidosis causing, 565–566
starvation ketoacidosis causing, 560
toxin-induced, 562
nitroprusside and, 472
renal tubular,
distal, kidney stone c...

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