Overview
- Covers the causes, characteristics, and presentations of acute kidney injury (AKI)
- Captures the latest evidence and best practices for treating patients with AKI
- Authored by leading clinicians, epidemiologists, basic scientists, and clinical trialists
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About this book
This comprehensive guide covers the causes, characteristics, and presentations of acute kidney injury (AKI), as well as prevention and treatment. The first part of the book features chapters on the epidemiology and diagnosis of AKI. This is followed by sections on pathophysiology, clinical syndromes and patient management. Authored by leading clinicians, epidemiologists, basic scientists, and clinical trialists, this book captures the latest evidence and best practices for treating patients with AKI.
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Table of contents (23 chapters)
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Epidemiology and Diagnosis
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Clinical Syndromes
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Sushrut S. Waikar, MD, MPH, Renal Division, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Patrick Murray, MD
Dean of Medicine & Head of School
University College Dublin School of Medicine & Medical Science
Dublin, Ireland
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Core Concepts in Acute Kidney Injury
Editors: Sushrut S. Waikar, Patrick T. Murray, Ajay K. Singh
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-8628-6
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-8626-2Published: 15 September 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-9346-8Published: 10 December 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4939-8628-6Published: 14 September 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 373
Number of Illustrations: 16 b/w illustrations, 57 illustrations in colour
Topics: Nephrology