The Washington Manual® Nephrology Subspecialty Consult, 2nd edition

Written by residents, fellows, and attending physicians, this thoroughly updated handbook is ideal for residents called on to do an inpatient consult, for students working on an inpatient medicine service, and for specialists seeking information on nephrology and general internal medicine management. The book covers inpatient and outpatient approaches, symptoms and diseases, and acute and chronic problems with the same front-lines practicality as the world-famous Washington Manual® of Medical Therapeutics. Sections cover general approaches to kidney disease; electrolytes and acid-base disorders; acute kidney injury and continuous renal replacement; causes of kidney disease; pregnancy and nephrolithiasis; and chronic kidney disease. Appendices list dosing adjustments for antimicrobials and antiretrovirals for patients with renal impairment. Key points about the diagnosis and management of disorders are bulleted for easy reference. This edition also includes illustrations. The Washington Manual® is a registered mark belonging to Washington University in St. Louis to which international legal protection applies. The mark is used in this publication by LWW under license from Washington University. =Table Of Contents GENERAL APPROACH TO KIDNEY DISEASE Art and Science of Urinalysis Anton Cabellon Assessment of Kidney Function Sijie Zheng Renal Biopsy Imran A. Memon Approach to Proteinuria Kabeya Mwintshi Approach To Hematuria Rouba Ghoussoub ELECTROLYTES AND ACID-BASE DISORDERS Disorders of Water Balance: Hyponatremia and Hypernatremia Andrew Siedlecki and Matthew J. Koch Disorders of Potassium Balance Matthew J. Koch Disorders of Calcium Metabolism Jawad Munir Disorders of Phosphorus Metabolism Jawad Munir Acid-Base Disorders Bala P. Sankarapandian ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY AND CONTINUOUS RENAL REPLACEMENT Overview and Management of Acute Kidney Injury and Acute Tubular Necrosis Anitha Vijayan Prerenal and Postrenal Acute Kidney Injury Alexis Argoudelis and Anitha Vijayan Intrinsic Causes of Acute Kidney Injury Kamalanathan Sambandam Contrast Induced Nephropathy Ethan Hoerschgen and Anitha Vijayan Renal Replacement Therapy in Acute Kidney Injury Anitha Vijayan CAUSES OF KIDNEY DISEASE Overview and Approach to the Patient with Glomerular Disease Rasa Kedainis Primary Glomerulopathies David Windus Glomerulonephritis in Multisystem Disorders Nadine Tanenbaum Diabetic Nephropathy Steven Cheng Renal Artery Stenosis and Renovascular Hypertension Matthew C. Lambert Cystic Diseases of the Kidney Michelle Cabellon PREGNANCY AND NEPHROLITHIASIS Renal Diseases in Pregnancy Drew C Heiple Nephrolithiasis: Physicochemical Principles and General Management Sreedhara B Alla CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE Management of Chronic Kidney Disease Daniel O. Young Hemodialysis Steven Cheng Peritoneal Dialysis Seth Goldberg Principles of Drug Dosing in Renal Impairment Christine Spaeth-Kelso Care of the Renal Transplant Patient Andrew Siedlecki and Matthew J. Koch Appendices Dosing Adjustments for Antimicrobials Dosing Adjustments for Antiretrovirals