Nephrology Pocket

The Nephrology pocket contains information invaluable to healthcare professionals in the management of renal conditions. The pocket contains vital information on a variety of topics including diagnosis and treatment of kidney diseases, hypertension, electrolyte disorders, and dialysis and kidney transplantation.

• Contains 120 tables, and more than 50 algorithms that allow the reader a simplified, yet comprehensive approach
• Latest KDIGO (Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes) 2012 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease
• Symptoms, signs, and differential diagnosis section to allow user to quickly identify common differentials
• Special chapters on kidney stones, dialysis, and kidney transplantation
• Information on common labs useful for ruling out other medical causes of renal disorders
• Chapters: Introduction to Nephrology, Symptoms, Signs and Differential Diagnosis, Renal Physiology, Urinalysis and Diagnostic Tests, Water and Electrolyte Disorders, Acid-base Disorders, Glomerular Diseases, Interstitial, Cystic, Obstructive, and Infectious Kidney Diseases, Kidney Disorders in Other Diseases, Hypertension and Renal Artery Stenosis, Kidney Stones, Acute Kidney Injury/Acute Renal Failure, Chronic Kidney Diseases, Dialysis, Kidney Transplantation, Lab Values for Nephrology

For physicians, nurses, residents, students, paramedics and all other healthcare professionals