Evidence-Based Nephrology

PART 1 GENERAL CONCEPTS.1.1 Sythesized evidence: guidelines and systematic reviews.1.2 Primary Studies.1.3 Applying the evidence to individual patient care.PART 2 EPIDEMIOLOGY OF KIDNEY DISEASE AND EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE.2.1 Epidemiology of chronic kidney disease.2.2 Chronic disease surveillance and chronic kidney disease: information for evidence-based practice.2.3 Risk factors for occurrence and progression chronic kidney disease.2.4 High risk populations and screening for CKD.2.5 Prediction of risk and prognosis: decision support for diagnosis and management of CKD.PART 3 ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY.3.1 Definition, classification and epidemiology of AKI.3.2 Pre-renal and obstructive disease.3.3 Hepatorenal syndrome.3.4 Acute tubular necrosis.3.5 Radiocontrast nephropathy.3.6 Miscellaneous etiologies of AKI.3.7 Non-dialytic management of AKI.3.8 Renal replacement therapy in AKI.PART 4 PRIMARY GLOMERULONEPHRITIS.4.1 Diagnosis and classification.4.2 Adult minimal change disease and focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis.4.3 Membranous nephropathy.4.4 IgA nephropathy (adult aspects).4.5 IgA nephropathy (pediatric aspects).4.6 Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN).PART 5 SECONDARY DISEASE OF THE KIDNEY.5.1 Hypertensive renal disease.5.2 Diabetes mellitus.5.3 Lupus nephritis.5.4 Infectious-related nephropathies.5.5 Toxic nephropathies.5.6 Pregnancy and renal disease.PART 6 CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE - CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE.6.1 Progression of chronic kidney disease.6.2 Anemia in chronic kidney disease.6.3 Dyslipidemia: in chronic kidney disease.6.4 Hypertension in chronic kidney disease.6.5 Metabolic Bone Disease in chronic kidney disease.6.6 Preparation for dialysis.PART 7 CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE STAGE 5 - HEMODIALYSIS.7.1 When to start dialysis and whether the first treatment should be an extracorporeal therapy or peritoneal diagnosis.7.2 Modalities of extracorporeal therapy - hemodialysis, hemofiltration and hemodiafiltration.7.3 Dialysis delivery (in particular

Donald Molony MDInternal Medicine, Division of Renal Disease and Hypertension and Center for Clinical Research and Evidence-based Medicine, University of Texas-Houston Medical School, Houston, TX, USAJonathan C. Craig MD, PhD, FRACPDepartment of Nephrology and Centre for Kidney Research, NHMRC Centre for Clinical Research Excellence in Renal Medicine, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, and School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Australia

“Throughout, tables, diagrams, and other illustrations provide clinical and laboratory correlates for the different facets of nephrology. The book provides a unique and comprehensive review of commonly encountered topics encountered by the nephrologist." (JAMA, May 2010)

"Throughout, tables, diagrams,and other illustrations provide clinical and laboratory correlatesfor the different facets of nephrology. The book provides a uniqueand comprehensive review of commonly encountered topics encounteredby the nephrologist." (JAMA, May2010)