Nephrology Clinical Cases Uncovered

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ISBN: 9781405189903 | 1405189908
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Copyright: 3/8/2010

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Rehearse for life in clinical practice with this easy-to-use and unique series,-which combines cases drawn from real-life experiences with a refreshing approach to presentations as you would see them in day-to-day situations.

Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgements	p. ix
How to use this book	p. x
List of abbreviations	p. xi
Normal range for investigations	p. xiv
Basics	p. 1
Basic science	p. 1
Approach to the patient	p. 8
Clinical overview	p. 13
Cases	p. 30
Patients with acute renal failure
An 84-year-old man with reduced urine output	p. 30
A 74-year-old man with acute renal failure	p. 37
A 64-year-old man with back pain and polydipsia	p. 45
A 20-year-old woman with facial swelling and coke-coloured urine	p. 51
A 68-year-old man with hearing loss, fatigue and arthralgia	p. 56
A 19-year-old man with macroscopic haematuria	p. 62
A 27-year-old woman with a rash and renal impairment	p. 68
A 26-year-old man with haemoptysis and oliguria	p. 72
A 25-year-old woman presents with rash and joint pain	p. 78
An 18-year-old girl with lethargy and headache	p. 86
Patients with nephrotic syndrome
A 56-year-old man with ankle swelling	p. 93
An 80-year-old man with abdominal discomfort and ankle swelling	p. 98
A 23-year-old obese woman with ankle swelling	p. 106
A 15-year-old girl with facial swelling and frothy urine	p. 113
Patients with hypertension
A 50-year-old woman with hypertension	p. 117
A 60-year-old male smoker with hypertension and renal impairment	p. 123
Patients with urine dipstick abnormalities
A 25-year-old woman with dysuria and urine dipstick abnormalities	p. 128
A 40-year-old ex-intravenous drug user with protein and blood on urine dipstick	p. 133
A 35-year-old man with macroscopic haematuria	p. 138
An 82-year-old woman with dark urine	p. 143
Acid-base and electrolyte problems
A 28-year-old type I diabetic man with abdominal pain and vomiting	p. 148
A 22-year-old man with weakness and lethargy	p. 154
A 58-year-old type II diabetic with confusion and hyponatraemia	p. 159
Patients with chronic kidney disease/end-stage renal failure
A 49-year-old man with headache and malaise	p. 163
A 23-year-old man with shortness of breath	p. 169
A 34-year-old man on haemodialysis	p. 176
A 54-year-old man with end-stage renal failure	p. 181
A 50-year-old man on peritoneal dialysis with abdominal pain	p. 187
Renal transplantation
A 49-year-old man with chronic kidney disease	p. 193
A 38-year-old man with a rise in creatinine 2 weeks post renal transplant	p. 201
A 45-year-old man with a renal transplant and fever	p. 210
Self-assessment	p. 215
MCQs	p. 215
EMQs	p. 220
SAQs	p. 227
Answers	p. 229
Index of cases by diagnosis	p. 246
Index	p. 247
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