"The recent advances in many aspects of kidney diseases have mandated a new edition of Schrier's Diseases of the Kidney. As in previous editions, a group of international experts was assembled to present this information in a comprehensive, authoritative, concise, and readily accessible fashion. The chapters have been extensively revised and updated"--Provided by publisher.

Revised edition of: Diseases of the kidney & urinary tract. c2007.

Section I. Structural and functional correlations in the kidney -- section II. Clinical evaluation -- section III. Cystic and tubular disorders -- section IV. Infections of the urinary tract and the kidney -- section V. Acute kidney injury -- section VI. Hypertension -- section VII. Glomerular, interstitial, and vascular renal diseases -- section VIII. Systemic diseases of the kidney -- section IX. Disorders of electrolyte, water, and acid base -- section X. Chronic kidney disease -- section XI. Management of end-stage renal disease.