| Description |
1 online resource (553 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Holistic approach to the geriatric patient: geriatric evaluation / David Galinsky, Roberto Kaplan, and Tzvi Dwolatzky -- Incidence of renal diseases in an acute geriatric unit / Cristina Alonso Bouzón, Gonzalo Bravo Fernández de Araoz and Francisco Guillén Llera -- Anatomical changes in the aging kidney / Xin J. Zhou, Zoltan G. Laszik and Fred G. Silva -- Biology of the aging process and its clinical consequences / Juan-Florencio Macías-Núñez, José-Manuel Ribera Casado, Mónica de la Fuente del Rey, Gustavo Barja Quiroga, Jesus A.F. Tresguerres, Carmen Ariznavarreta and José M. López-Novoa -- Physiology of the healthy aging kidney / Juan-Florencio Macías-Núñez and José M. López-Novoa -- The mechanisms of age-associated glomerular sclerosis / José M. López-Novoa -- Endothelial function in the healthy aged / Leocadio Rodríguez-Mañas, Mariam El Assar De La Fuente and Marta Castro Rodríguez -- Renal handling of water and electrolytes in the old and old-old healthy aged / Carlos G. Musso and Juan-Florencio Macías-Núñez -- Renal handling of uric acid, magnesium, phosphorus, calcium, and acid base in the elderly / Carlos G. Musso, Joaquin Antonio Alvarez Gregori, and Juan-Florencio Macías-Núñez -- Dysnatremias: diagnosis and treatment / Steven Achinger and Juan Carlos Ayus -- Hypertension in the elderly / José A. Garcia-Donaire, José Luís Rodicio Díaz, Prof. M. Ruilope -- The renin-angiotensin system and the aging process / Léon Ferder and Manuel Martinez-Maldonado -- Prevention of chronic renal diseases in the elderly / Sanjib Kumar Sharma, Norberto Perico, Piero Ruggenenti, and Giuseppe Remuzzi -- Obstructive uropathy and benign prostatic hyperplasia / Gerasimos Alivizatos and Andreas Skolarikos -- Urinary tract infection / Lindsay E. Nicolle -- Incontinence in the elderly / Michael Ingber, Pradeep Nagaraju, and Ananias Diokno -- The diagnosis of renal diseases in elderly patients. What role is there for biopsy? / Franco Vendemia -- Diabetic nephropathy / Alessia Fornoni, Carlos Leon, and Leopoldo Raij -- Renal cystic disease in the elderly / Roser Torra Balcells -- Renal vasculitis in the elderly / David Jayne -- Acute renal failure in the aged / Carlos G. Musso, José M. López-Novoa, José Carlos Fernandez and Juan-Florencio Macías-Núñez -- Multiorganic dysfunction syndrome in the elderly critically ill patient / Monica Bonello, Zaccaria Ricci, Dimitris Petras, Nereo Zamperetti, and Claudior Ronco -- Etiology, diagnosis, and management of chronic renal insufficiency in the aged / Jordan L. Rosenstock and Michael F. Michelis -- Substitutive treatments of end-stage renal diseases in the elderly: dialysis / Nada Dimkovic and Dimitrios G. Oreopoulos -- Substitutive treatments of end-stage renal diseases in the elderly: renal transplantation / Ali Alobaidli and Sarbjit V. Jassal -- Pharmacokinetics in the geriatric population / Alfonso Dominguez-Gil Hurlé, M.J. García Sánchez, M.M. Fernández De Gatta, and Ampara Sánchez Navarro -- Quality of life in elderly patients with renal failure / Francisco Ortega and Pablo Rebollo -- Ethical dilemmas in geriatric uremia therapy / Eli A. Friedman and Amy L. Friedman |
| Summary |
This volume will be a reliable source on the management of the elderly with renal disease. There is an ever-increasing proportion of the aging population affected by renal disease and hypertension and physicians are faced with atypical clinical presentations of renal disease in the aged as compared to younger people. This volume will combine the fields of nephrology and geriatrics and present a multidisciplinary approach to the topic |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Kidney diseases in old age.
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Geriatric nephrology.
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Kidneys -- Diseases.
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Older people.
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Kidney Diseases
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Aged
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Kidney -- physiology
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elderly.
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Geriatric nephrology.
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Kidney diseases in old age.
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Older people
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Kidneys -- Diseases
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Geriatric nephrology
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Kidney diseases in old age
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Macías Nuñez, Juan F.
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Cameron, J. Stewart (John Stewart)
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Oreopoulos, D. G. (Dimitrios G.)
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| ISBN |
9780387726595 |
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0387726594 |
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9780387726588 |
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0387726586 |
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