Section V: Transplantation Section VI: Acute Kidney Injury Select Index Book chapterFull text access Index Pages 721-737 View PDF View chapter About the book Description Chronic Kidney Disease, Dialysis, and Transplantation—a companion to Brenner and Rector’s The Kidney—covers all clinical manage...
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is defined as the presence of kidney damage or decreased kidney function for 3 or more months irrespective of the cause. The time duration of 3 months is necessary to differentiate AKI from CKD. View chapterExplore book Renal Disease Ali J. Olyaei PharmD, William...
Part of the book series:Nutrition and Health((NH)) 1042Accesses Abstract Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is defined as a gradual loss of the structural and functional characteristics of the kidneys for more than 3 months. This gradual loss in kidney function irreversibly and negatively affects variou...
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects 10–15 % of individuals in industrialized nations and is associated with adverse morbidity and mortality. CKD has many etiologies, although the most common are diabetes and hypertension. In absence of a specific thera
4. Ultrasound of the kidney The ultrasound is a simple, effective and inexpensive test in the diagnosis of CKD. Shrunken kidneys are diagnostic of chronic kidney disease. However, normal or even large kidneys are seen in CKD caused by adult polycystic kidney disease, diabetic nephropathy and am...
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Save 50% on book bundles Immediately download your ebook while waiting for your print delivery. No promo code needed.Institutional subscription on ScienceDirectRequest a sales quote Description From basic science to practical clinical tools, Chronic Kidney Disease, Dialysis, and Transplantation, 4th Edit...
About the book Description Chronic Renal Disease comprehensively investigates the physiology, pathophysiology, treatment, and management of chronic kidney disease (CKD). This translational reference takes an in-depth look at CKD while excluding coverage of dialysis or transplantation, which are both well...
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is increasingly recognised as a public health problem. This chapter introduces how the definition for CKD was developed. Causes of CKD as known to date are discussed and include recent findings on the importance of acute kidn