Menna Clatworthy

Nephrology

Clinical Cases Uncovered

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Nephrology is an important speciality; patients with acute or chronic kidney failure are encountered in every medical and surgical speciality, as well as in general practice. On most general medical rotations and on most surgical wards there are patients with renal problems. Renal medicine is taught on rotation during degree courses, and Foundation training programmes frequently include attachments in nephrology, urology, and renal transplantation. Nephrology: Clinical Cases Uncovered contains clinical presentations with real-life patient cases and outcomes as seen on the wards and in exams, and leads students through a practical approach to diagnosis and management of kidney disease.

Following a question-answer approach, including self-assessment material and a 'refresher' section on the basic science of this clinical area, Nephrology: Clinical Cases Uncovered features investigations and the treatment options available for patients with renal disease, including those requiring renal replacement therapy with dialysis and transplantation. Difficult concepts are clarified, using simple diagrams to explain the link between pathology and clinical presentation.

Nephrology: Clinical Cases Uncovered is ideal for medical students, junior doctors on the Foundation Programme, GP trainees, and specialist nurses and nurse practitioners. This book is also a useful refresher for nephrology trainees at the beginning of their specialist training programme.

Produktdetails

• CCU Clinical Cases Uncovered
• Verlag: Wiley & Sons / Wiley-Blackwell
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 1A405189900
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. März 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 191mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 655g
• ISBN-13: 9781405189903
• ISBN-10: 1405189908
• Artikelnr.: 28096746

Autorenporträt

Dr Menna Clatworthy, Clinical Lecturer in Renal Medicine, University of Cambridge.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. Acknowledgements. How to use this book. Normal range for investigations. Part 1 Basics. Basic science. Approach to the patient. Clinical overview. Part 2 Cases. Patients with acute renal failure. Case 1 An 84
year
old man with a reduced urine output. Case 2 A 74
year
old man with acute renal failure. Case 3 A 64
year
old man with back pain and polydipsia. Case 4 A 20
year
old female with facial swelling and coke
coloured urine. Case 5 A 68
year
old man with hearing loss, fatigue and arthralgia. Case 6 A 19
year
old man with macroscopic haematuria. Case 7 A 27
year
old female with a rash and renal impairment. Case 8 A 26
year
old man with haemoptysis and oliguria. Case 9 A 25
year
old female presents with rash and joint pain. Case 10 An 18
year
old female with lethargy and headache. Patients with nephrotic syndrome. Case 11 A 56
year
old man with ankle swelling. Case 12 An 80
year
old with abdominal discomfort and ankle swelling. Case 13 A 23
year
old obese female with ankle swelling. Case 14 A 15
year
old female with with facial swelling and frothy urine. Patients with hypertension. Case 15 A 50
year
old woman with hypertension. Case 16 A 60
year
old male smoker with hypertension and renal impairment. Patients with urine dipstick abnormalities. Case 17 A 25
year
old woman with dysuria and urine dipstick abnormalities. Case 18 A 40
year
old ex
intravenous drug user with protein and blood on urine dipstick. Case 19 A 35
year
old man with macroscopic haematuria. Case 20 An 82
year
old lady with dark urine. Acid
base and electrolyte problems. Case 21 A 28
year
old type I diabetic man with abdominal pain and vomiting. Case 22 A 22
year
old with weakness and lethargy. Case 23 A 58
year
old type 2 diabetic with confusion and hyponatraemia. Patients with CKD/ESRF. Case 24 A 49
year
old man with headache and malaise. Case 25 A 23
year
old man with shortness of breath. Case 26 A 34
year
old man on haemodialysis. Case 27 A 54
year
old man with end
stage renal failure. Case 28 A 50
year
old man on peritoneal dialysis with abdominal pain. Renal transplantation. Case 29 A 49
year
old man with chronic kidney disease. Case 30 A 38
year
old man with a rise in creatinine 2 weeks post
renal transplant. Case 31 A 45
year
old man with a renal transplant and fever. Part 3 Self
assessment. MCQs. EMQs. SAQs. Answers. Index of cases by diagnosis. Index.

Rezensionen

"The beauty of this book is that it translates a lot of the very dry information provided in traditional text books into real-life scenarios. The cases are interesting to read and you always like to see if your own management plan corresponds to the expert's one. In summary this is a very useful book for all who work in renal medicine. The clear format makes it suitable for nurses as well as doctors, and explains the rationale behind a lot of the treatment decisions we make. Overall highly recommended." (Journal of Renal Nursing, may 2010)