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CURRENT Essentials of Nephrology & Hypertension


Published: June 2012
ISBN: 0071449035
e-ISBN: 0071808582

Book description:

To-the-point diagnostic and therapeutic information on kidney diseases, hypertension, and kidney transplantation

CURRENT Essentials of Nephrology & Hypertension is a practical, state-of-the-art review of the clinical management of kidney disease and hypertension. Concise and authoritative, the book offers a consistent, easy-to-follow presentation and thoroughly addresses hypertension and the full spectrum of kidney diseases.

  • Conveniently presents one disease per page

  • Bulleted data covering Essentials of Diagnosis, Differential Diagnosis, and Treatment for each disease state

  • A Pearl, and in most cases, a reference for each condition

  • Every section or subsection arranged in alphabetical order

  • Important subspecialty considerations, including care of pediatric, elderly, diabetic, elderly, diabetic, and critical care patients

Edgar Lerma MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Illinois-Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.

Eric Berns, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.

Alan Nissenson, MD, Director of the Clinical Dialysis Program, Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California.