Date: May 2001
Pages: 280
Illustrations: 468
Hardbound
Featuring more than 450 unique educational images, this expertly edited atlas provides detailed views of the kidney in a wide range of commonly encountered disease states. All chapters of the book are edited by internationally recognized leaders in nephrology and present only the most clinically relevant, top-quality images, to help physicians recognize key pathologic features of kidney diseases, refine the differential diagnosis, and select the most appropriate therapy. Chapters cover disorders of water, electrolytes, and acid-base; acute renal failure; glomerulonephritis and vasculitis; tubulointerstitial disease; hypertension and the kidney; transplantation; dialysis; and the kidney in systemic diseases.