Pediatric Nephrology and Urology. the Requisites in Pediatrics

Description:

This new title in the Requisites in Pediatrics series focuses on the assessment, treatment, and stabilization of renal and urologic disorders and traumas commonly encountered in clinical practice. Abundant tables examine differential diagnosis, lab values/radiologic studies, treatment/therapy options, and when to refer to a specialist. A consistent organization throughout makes review easy, and chapters end with lists of key points. It's the ideal reference for a quick, efficient, and comprehensive review of essential information needed for board examinations or recertification.

By Bernard S. Kaplan, MD, Chief, Division of NephrologyThe Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine, The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA; and Kevin Meyers, MD, Division of Nephrology, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

Features:

• Offers first-line advice in initially diagnosing and treating children with renal and urologic conditions.
• Features key references within each chapter.
• Emphasizes assessment and stabilization of the conditions most often encountered in practice.
• Examines differential diagnosis, lab values/radiologic studies, treatment/therapy options, and when to refer to a specialist through abundant tables.
• Organizes topics to address all of the major categories of renal and urologic disorders, including hematuria and proteinuria, hypertension, glomerular disorders, chronic renal failure, dialysis and transplantation, and more.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
History of Pediatric Nephrology

PART I

• Clinical Evaluation of a Child with Kidney Disease
• Pediatric Uroimaging
• Immunization of Children with Renal Disease
• Social Issues in Children with Renal Disorders
• Psychological Considerations in Renal Disease
• The Patient-Physician Communication
• Adherence to Medical Regimes
• Nutritional Management of Pediatric Renal Diseases
• Transitioning Pediatric Renal Patients to Adult Care

PART II

• Hematuria and Proteinuria
• Proteinuria
• Hypertension: Principles for the Practioner
• Rickets
• Nephritis
• Acute Postinfectious Glomerulonephritis
• IgA Nephropathy (IgA N)
• Henoch-Schonlein Purpura Nephritis
• Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis
• Hereditary Nephropathies
• Nephrotic Syndrome
• Minimal-Change Nephrotic Syndrome
• Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS)
• Membranous Nephropathy
• Vasculitides
• ANCA Positive Vasculitis/Pauci Immune
• Glomerulonephritis
• Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
• Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
• Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome: Stx HUS
• Classification of the Hemolytic Uremic Syndromes and Thrombotic Thrombocytpenic Purpura
• Cystic and Dysplastic Disorders
• Polycystic Kidney Diseases
• Developmental Abnormalities of the Kidneys
• The Tubulopathies
• Disorders of Renal Tubular Function

PART III

• Acute Renal Failure
• Acute Renal Failure
• Chronic Renal Failure
• Chronic Renal Failure (CRF)
• Management of Chronic Renal Failure

PART IV

• Dialysis
• Periotoneal and Hemodialysis
• Dialysis: Hemodiafiltration
• Renal Transplantation
• Evaluation for Pediatric Renal Transplantation
• Complications After Renal Transplantation
• Management of the Pediatric Renal Transplant Recipient

PART V

• Voiding Problems in Children
• Urinary Tract Infections in Childhood
• Urologic Problems
• Vesicoureteric Reflux
• Pathogenesis, Clinical Features, and Management of Intersexuality
• Calculi