The ABC of Kidney Disease, Second Edition is a practical guide to the most common renal diseases to help healthcare professionals screen, identify, treat and refer renal patients appropriately and to provide the best possible care.

Table of Contents

• Contributors
• Preface
• 1 Diagnostic Tests in Chronic Kidney Disease, Behdad Afzali; Satish Jayawardene; David Goldsmith
• 2 Acute Kidney Injury (Formerly Known as Acute Renal Failure), Rachel Hilton
• 3 Prevalence, Detection, Evaluation and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease, Penny Ackland
• 4 Pre-Dialysis Clinics: Preparing for End-Stage Renal Disease, Irene Hadjimichael; Eleri Wood; Katie Vinen
• 5 Anaemia Management in Chronic Kidney Disease, Penny Ackland
• 6 Urinary Tract Infections, Renal Stones, Renal Cysts and Tumours and Pregnancy in Chronic Kidney Disease, David Goldsmith
• 7 Adult Nephrotic Syndrome, Richard Hull; Sean Gallagher; David Goldsmith
• 8 Renal Artery Stenosis, Philip Kalra; Satish Jayawardene; David Goldsmith
• 9 Palliative Care for Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease, Frances Coldstream; Neil S. Sheerin; Emma Murphy
• 10 Dialysis, Christopher W. McIntyre; James O. Burton
• 11 Renal Transplantation, Ming He; John Taylor
• 12 Chronic Kidney Disease, Dialysis and Transplantation in Children, Judy Taylor; Christopher Reid
• 13 The Organization of Services for People with Chronic Kidney Disease: A 21st-Century Challenge, Donal O' Donoghue; John Feehally; David Goldsmith
• Appendix 1 Chronic Kidney Disease and Drug Prescribing, Douglas Maclean; Satish Jayawardene; Hayley Wells
• Appendix 2 Glossary of Renal Terms and Conditions, David Goldsmith
• Appendix 3 Top Ten Tips in Kidney Disease, Satish Jayawardene; David Goldsmith
• Appendix 4 Maps Showing Variation in Healthcare for People with Kidney Disease, David Goldsmith