Fast Facts: Renal Disorders.1903734681 Fast facts; renal disorders. Levy, Jeremy et al. Health Press 2006 152 pages $24.95 Paperback RC871 Up to eight percent of the population in developed countries have some degree of renal impairment. This number is likely to increase given the increasing number of patients in that cohort with diabetes and hypertension. This concise small desk guide for non-specialists describes renal disease Renal disease Kidney disease. Mentioned in: Glycogen Storage Diseases hypertension High blood pressure Cardiovascular disease An abnormal ↑ systemic arterial pressure, corresponding to a systolic BP of > 160 mm Hg , management and complications likely in general practice, including proteinuria proteinuria /pro·tein·uria/ (-ur´e-ah) an excess of serum proteins in the urine, as in renal disease or after strenuous exercise.proteinu´ric pro·tein·u·ri·a n. 1. , hemauria and renal investigations, electrolyte imbalance and acid/base disorders, acute renal failure acute renal failure Acute kidney failure Nephrology An abrupt decline in renal function, triggered by various processes–eg, sepsis, shock, trauma, kidney stones, drug toxicity-aspirin, lithium, substances of abuse, toxins, iodinated radiocontrast. , hypertensive hypertensive /hy·per·ten·sive/ (-ten´siv) 1. characterized by increased tension or pressure. 2. an agent that causes hypertension. 3. a person with hypertension. and diabetic nephropathy, glomerulonephritis glomerulonephritis: see nephritis. , systemic disease, inherited kidney diseases, urinary tract infections, kidney stones, urinary tract obstructions and tumors, renal disease in pregnancy, rental replacement therapy and renal transplantation. The design, with thumb-indexing and color-coding, is especially effective. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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