Modern Geriatric Nephrology

Author: Zhang Xiaoying
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Publish Date: 2002-01-01
Features: This book is collectively compiled by dozens of renowned domestic kidney disease experts. It consists of 36 chapters, divided into two parts: basic and clinical. The basic part covers characteristics of geriatric nutrition and metabolism, electrolyte disorders, the aging process of the kidneys and its related mechanisms, as well as renal function evaluation and monitoring. The clinical part introduces elderly tubular and interstitial diseases, urinary tract infection-related nephropathy, obstructive nephropathy with prostatic involvement, renal cystic diseases, toxic nephropathy, as well as the etiology, pathology, diagnosis, and treatment of acute and chronic renal failure, along with the relationship between systemic diseases and kidney disease. It provides an introduction to basic knowledge and fundamental theories of kidney diseases while highlighting the characteristics of geriatric nephropathy. Suitable for reference by nephrologists, geriatricians, and researchers in related disciplines.