Jeffrey P. Weiss ● Jerry G. Blaivas Philip E.V. Van Kerrebroeck ● Alan J. Wein Editors 2012 Nocturia has been variously described as a symptom, a condition, a symptom complex, and a syndrome. A case can be made for any of these descriptions. By the simplest of criteria, nocturia is a symptom, defined below.
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Bradley A. Warady • Franz Schaefer • Steven R. Alexander Editors 2012 The provision of optimal dialysis therapy to children requires a thorough understanding of the multidisciplinary manner in which the pediatric patient is affected by renal insufficiency. It was based on this philosophy that the inaugural edition of Pediatric Dialysis was published in 2004.
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George L. Bakris Editor 2012 Over the past decade presence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) has been increasingly recognized as an independent risk factor for cardiovascular events and death. The incidence of both CKD and heart failure is increasing worldwide and the interaction focusing on the regulatory changes that occur in the physiology of the kidney as a function […]
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Mark G. Cowling Editor 2012 Since the publication of the first edition of this book 6 years ago there have been further significant advances in endovascular therapy. As our patients survive longer because of advances in treatment in other areas, such as coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease is becoming an increasingly common problem.
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Angelo A. Licata • Edgar V. Lerma Editors 2012 Parathyroid disease is one of the most common endocrine disorders in general medical practice. It is generally manifested by hyperparathyroidism and less often by hypoparathyroidism. Hyperparathyroid disease is seen more often than previously.
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Maria M. Picken • Ahmet Dogan Guillermo A. Herrera Editors 2012 Surgical Pathology and Clinical Correlations Amyloidosis, although known since the nineteenth century, retained for a long time the aura of a rare and obscure disease that was mainly of purely academic interest. This perception was augmented by the fact that the disease was only ever diagnosed once […]
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Mark Harber Editor 2014 Nephrology is a fascinating, complex speciality that will keep most of us challenged, entertained and stretched until retirement beckons. Beyond the complexity of the subject, there are particular challenges facing nephrologists including an aging patient base, often with significant comorbidities, transient populations with chronic disease and often fragmented care.
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Laura D. Byham-Gray • Jerrilynn D. Burrowes Glenn M. Chertow Editors 2014 The field of kidney disease has evolved over the years to encompass a broad and sophisticated knowledge base. There has been a proliferation of scientific information and technical advances in the field. The clinician involved in the care of patients with kidney disease […]
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Margaret S. Pearle • Stephen Y. Nakada Editors 2014 Practical Controversies in Medical Management of Stone Disease is targeted at the practitioner interested in caring for patients with kidney stones. Kidney stone disease is a common condition, affecting nearly 1 in 11 individuals in the USA at some time in their lives. Furthermore, the risk […]
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Gavino Faa • Vassilios Fanos Editors 2014 The field of development of the human kidney is a complex and in part unknown process which requires interactions between pluripotential/stem cells, undifferentiated mesenchymal cells of the metanephros, epithelial and mesenchymal components, eventually leading to the coordinate development of multiple differentiated epithelial, vascular, and stromal cell types within […]
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