| Acute Renal Failure: Pathophysiology, Prevention, and Treatment Softcover Repri Edition Contributor(s): Andreucci, V. E. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 146129794X ISBN-13: 9781461297949 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Nephrology |
| Dewey: 616.61 |
| Physical Information: 1.06" H x 7" W x 10" (2.00 lbs) 520 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Acute renal failure is undoubtedly one of the marize in one volume the recent advances on patho- most interesting and frequent syndromes observed physiology of acute renal failure, the clinical aspects by clinicians. A great number of factors may of the various forms (even those which have been acutely impair renal function, but the pathoge- disregarded in other surveys), the diagnostic tests netic mechanism by which this occurs is fre- available today in our clinical practice, the general quently unknown. Even the pathophysiology of and specific therapeutic measures and (very impor- ischaemic toxic forms of acute renal failure re- tant, indeed), some useful suggestions for preven- mains controversial despite the huge number of tion. experimental and clinical studies. The contributors have provided clear, complete Medical management of patients with acute renal and up-to-date chapters. I am deeply grateful to failure has greatly improved in recent years, partic- them all. ularly with the use of different types of dialytic I like to express my sincere thanks to Dr. A.J. |