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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherLippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN-100781793076
ISBN-139780781793070
eBay Product ID (ePID)46956918
Product Key Features
Number of Pages3776 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameDiseases of the Kidney and Urinary Tract
Publication Year2006
SubjectEducation & Training, Nephrology, Internal Medicine
FeaturesRevised
TypeTextbook
AuthorRobert W. Schrier
Subject AreaMedical
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight279 Oz
Item Length11 in
Item Width8.5 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number8
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2006-028279
Dewey Edition21
Number of Volumes3 vols.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal616.6/1
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisThe thoroughly updated Eighth Edition of this classic three-volume work provides the most comprehensive, current, and authoritative information on diseases of the kidney and urinary tract. This clinically oriented reference focuses on diagnosis and treatment of specific diseases, disorders, and complications and incorporates the basic science practicing physicians need to evaluate and manage the disease process. Each of the fourteen sections is written by internationally renowned contributors and provides coverage comparable to a complete book. The first two sections review renal basic science and describe current diagnostic tools. The remaining twelve sections cover various types of diseases, including hypertension, urological problems, and urinary tract concerns. Each disease-oriented section begins with an up-to-date review of pathophysiology and then focuses on specific diseases. This edition has new lead authors for more than 25 chapters, and separate chapters on heart disease and the kidney, liver disease and the kidney, and the nephrotic syndrome., The scientific bases of kidney disease processes are addressed by a team of internationally respected contributors in this textbook that focuses on clinical diseases of the kidney.