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Seldin and Giebisch's The Kidney
Physiology & Pathophysiology(Volume 1-2)
Fourth Edition
Features & Benefits | Reviews | Description | Contents
Pub Date :2007
Robert J. Alpern (Editor)
Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Steven C. Hebert (Editor)
Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Illustrations: 759 Halftones: 19
Measurements: 8 1/2 X 10 7/8 in
Pages: 2928 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Offers the most comprehensive coverage of fluid and electrolyte regulation and dysregulation in 51 completely revised chapters unlike Brenner & Rector's The Kidney which devotes only 7 chapters to this topic.

Includes 3 sections, 31 chapters, devoted to regulation and disorders of acid-base homeostasis, and epithelial and nonepithelial transport regulation. Brenner & Rector's only devotes 5 chapters to these topics.

Previous three editions edited by Donald Seldin and Gerhard Giebisch, world renowned names in nephrology. The title for the fourth edition has been changed to reflect their considerable work on previous editions and they have also written the forward for this edition.

Over 20 million adults over age 20 have chronic kidney disease with the number of people diagnosed doubling each decade making it America's ninth leading cause of death.

Reviews

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Praise for the Previous Edition:
"This is an excellent in-depth compilation of all aspects of renal physiology in health and disease, presented in well-balanced in chapters with high-quality figures and ample references…This book clearly represents an excellent, useful, usable, and (in view of recent rapid scientific progress) needed update of the previous edition and will have a prominent place on my bookshelf as well as those of many others in the field." – 4 Stars!
-- Jens W. Goebel, MD, University of Kentucky, for Doody’s Revie

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A classic nephrology reference for over 20 years, Seldin & Giebisch’s The Kidney, is the acknowledged authority on renal physiology and pathophysiology. The fourth edition follows the changed focus of nephrology research to the study of how individual molecules work together to affect cellular and organ function, emphasizing the mechanisms of disease. With over 40 new chapters and over 1000 illustrations, this edition offers the most in-depth discussion anywhere of the physiologic and pathophysiologic processes of renal disease. Comprehensive, authoritative coverage progresses from molecular biology and cell physiology to clinical issues regarding renal function and dysfunction. If you research the development of normal renal function or the mechanisms underlying renal disease, Seldin & Giebisch’s The Kidney is your number one source for information.

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Epithelial and Nonepithelial Transport and Regulation
General Principles of Epithelial and Nonepithelial Transport
Transport Regulation
Structural and Functional Organization of the Kidney
Structural Organization
Functional Organization
Renal Differentiation and Growth
Fluid and Electrolyte Regulation and Dysregulation
Regulation and Disorders of Sodium Chloride Homeostasis
Regulation and Disorders of Water Homeostasis
Regulation and Disorders of Potassium Homeostasis
Regulation and Disorders of Acid-Base Homeostasis
Regulation and Disorders of Magnesium Homeostasis
Regulation and Disorders of Calcium Homeostasis
Regulation and Disorders of Phosphate Homeostasis
Regulation and Disorders of Organic Solute Homeostasis
Regulation and Disorders of Proteins and Macromolecules
Pathophysiology of Renal Diease
Clinical Presentation of Renal Derangements
Mechanisms of Renal Injury
Progression of Renal Disease
Physiological Considerations in the Management of Renal Disease

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