A Short Textbook of Kidney Disease |
Contents
SYMPTOMS AND SIGNS IN RENAL DISEASE | 1 |
INVESTIGATION OF RENAL DISEASE | 14 |
ACUTE RENAL FAILURE | 49 |
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abnormalities acid acidosis acute renal failure adults albumin aldosterone anaemia antibiotics associated azotaemia bacteria bacteriuria basement membrane bicarbonate bladder blood flow blood pressure bone calcium capillary catabolism catheter catheterisation cause cells cent Chapter chloride chronic pyelonephritis chronic renal failure CLINICAL FEATURES common concentration creatinine cystine develop diabetes diagnosis diet disorders distal tubule diuresis diuretics doses drugs effect electrolytes excretion factors fluid gastro-intestinal glomerular filtration glomeruli glucose haematuria haemodialysis haemorrhage hydrogen ion hypercalcaemia hypertension impaired increased intake intravenous involvement kidney lesions medulla metabolism nephritis nephrotic syndrome normal obstruction occasionally occur oedema oliguria osmotic patients pelvis peritoneal dialysis phosphate plasma urea polyuria potassium present protein proteinuria proximal tubule pyelonephritis reabsorbed reabsorption reduced renal artery renal biopsy renal damage renal function renal tubular result serum sodium stenosis steroids symptoms therapy tissue treatment uraemia uraemic urea ureter ureteric urinary infection urinary tract urine usually volume vomiting