Field, Michael 1950-

The renal system / Michael J. Field, Carol A. Pollock, and David C. Harris ; illustrations by Robert Britton. - 2nd ed. - Edinburgh ; New York : Churchill Livingstone, 2010. - 166p. :ill. cm. - Systems of the body . - Systems of the body. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Urinary tract structure and infection -- Body fluids and 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.

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Urinary organs--Diseases.
Kidneys--Diseases.
Urologic Diseases--diagnosis--Problems and Exercises.
Diagnosis, Differential--Problems and Exercises.
Diagnostic Techniques, Urological--Problems and Exercises.
Urinary Tract Physiological Phenomena--Problems and Exercises.

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WJ 18.2 / F455r 2010