Download or read book Kidney and Urinary Tract Diseases and Disorders Sourcebook written by Linda Michelle Ross and published by Omnigraphic, Incorporated. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This volume of Omnigraphics' Health Reference Series addresses the concerns of those who live with kidney and urinary tract diseases and disorders, providing up-to-date research, diagnostic, and treatment information as well as demographic and statistical material, and strategies for controlling the spread of preventable conditions. Special nutritional and dietary guidelines for dialysis patients are also included."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Download or read book Urinary Tract and Kidney Diseases and Disorders Sourcebook written by Ivy L. Alexander and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides basic consumer health information about causes, and treatment of diseases and related disorders of the urinary system and kidneys. Includes index, glossary of related terms, and other resources.

Download or read book Kidney Disease and Urinary Tract Disorders Sourcebook 3rd Ed written by James Chambers and published by Infobase Holdings, Inc. This book was released on 2020-05-01 with total page 789 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides information about the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of problems that impact the body’s urinary system, including bladder control problems, kidney stones, cancers, infections, prostate enlargement, glomerular diseases, and kidney failure.

Download or read book Kidney Disease and Urinary Tract Disorders Sourcebook written by Kevin Hayes and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 902 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Kidney Disease and Urinary Tract Disorders Sourcebook Fourth Edition written by James Chambers and published by . This book was released on 2024-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Millions of Americans experience difficulties involving the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra--the components of the urinary system. Problems can be caused by illness, injury, genetics, or aging and include disorders such as urinary incontinence, urinary tract infections and cancers, kidney stones, and kidney failure. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 37 million U.S. adults are estimated to have chronic kidney disease (CKD), and most of them do not know they have it. Although kidney disease and urinary tract disorders can have a significant impact on a person's physical, emotional, and social well-being, recent medical advances offer the promise of more effective treatments and they provide the means by which those affected can learn to cope more successfully with related challenges. Additionally, by understanding the risk factors associated with these types of disorders, people can make lifestyle adjustments and take preventive measures to preserve urological health. Kidney Disease and Urinary Tract Disorders Sourcebook, Fourth Edition provides information about the vital organs of the urinary system and explains how they work. It talks about the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of various problems that impact the kidney and urinary system, including acute kidney injury, bladder stones, chronic kidney disease, kidney cysts, kidney stones, solitary kidney, urethral stricture, urinary tract infections (UTIs), and so on. It also discusses the genetic and congenital disorders along with the cancers that affect the kidneys and urinary tract. Various diagnostic tests such as creatinine test, blood urea nitrogen test, cystatin marker test, kidney biopsy, renal panel test, urine test, and urinary tract imaging that are used to detect kidney disease are also discussed in detail. It explains the treatments used to replace lost kidney function such as hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, and kidney transplantation. Information about Medicare coverage available for dialysis and kidney transplant service is also provided. The book concludes with a glossary of related terms, and a directory of additional resources that provide help and information to patients with kidney disease and urinary tract disorders. Part 1: Understanding the Urinary System provides information about the vital organs of the urinary system and explains how they work. It talks about risk factors for kidney disease and provides statistical data on the prevalence of kidney disease in the United States. Part 2: Acute and Chronic Kidney Diseases focuses on diseases and disorders affecting the kidneys, including acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease, kidney cysts, renal artery stenosis, and diabetes insipidus. Kidney diseases that affect children are also explained in detail along with the information about immune disorders of kidney. Part 3: Diagnostic Tests for Kidney Disease provides information about various tests used to diagnose kidney disease such as creatinine test, blood urea nitrogen test, cystatin marker test, kidney biopsy, renal panel test, urine test, and urinary tract imaging. Part 4: Disorders of the Urinary Tract provides an overview about urinary tract infections (UTIs) and explains how they can affect adults, children, and pregnant women. Facts about novel treatment approach and complementary therapy for UTI are also provided. It provides information about various other disorders of the urinary tract such as solitary kidney, glomerular diseases, amyloidosis, urethral stricture, and so on. The congenital defects of the urinary tract and genitals are also explained. Part 5: Disorders of the Bladder pays particular attention to problems of the bladder including bladder stones, urinary incontinence, urinary retention, interstitial cystitis, etc. Symptoms, diagnostic tests, and available treatments are discussed. Part 6: Genetic and Congenital Disorders that Affect the Kidneys offers information about the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of various genetic and congenital disorders that affect the kidney such as Alport syndrome, Bartter syndrome, ectopic kidney, Fabry disease, medullary sponge kidney, and primary hyperoxaluria. Part 7: Cancers of the Kidneys and Urinary Tract describes the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of various cancers that can affect the different components of the urinary system, including kidney cancer, bladder cancer, urethral cancer, and prostate cancer. Part 8: Kidney Failure: End-Stage Renal Disease explains treatments used to replace lost kidney function such as hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, and kidney transplantation. It talks about conservative management for kidney failure along with Medicare coverage available for dialysis and kidney transplant service. Information about end-of-life care for patients suffering from kidney disease is also provided. Part 9: Additional Help and Information offers a glossary of important terms and a directory of government and private organizations that provide help and information to patients with kidney disease and urinary tract disorders.

Download or read book Diseases of the Kidney and Urinary Tract written by Robert W. Schrier and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2007 with total page 1026 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 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.

Download or read book Diseases of the Kidney and Urinary Tract written by Robert W. Schrier and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Diseases of the Kidneys Ureters and Bladder With Special Reference to the Diseases of Women Volume 2 written by Curtis Field Burnam and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive overview of common kidney and bladder diseases, with a focus on those that affect women. Written by two prominent American physicians, it includes detailed information on symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment options. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Download or read book Textbook of Renal Disease written by Judith A. Whitworth and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Disorders of the Kidney and Urinary Tract written by F. D. Thompson and published by Hodder Education. This book was released on 1987 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Disturbances of the Kidney the Diagnosis and Treatment of the Various Disorders of the Kidney and Urinary Tract written by Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas) Osborne and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Download or read book Kidney Diseases Urinary Deposits and Calculous Disorders written by Lionel Smith Beale and published by . This book was released on 1861 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Prevention of Kidney and Urinary Tract Diseases written by Cecil Hammond Coggins and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Disturbances of the Kidney written by Oliver Thomas Osborne and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-25 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Disturbances of the Kidney: The Diagnosis and Treatment of the Various Disorders of the Kidney and Urinary Tract In order to treat an abnormal or diseased organ correctly, it is essential that its structure and its func tion be understood. Hence the discussion of the vari ous disturbances of the kidneys will include such data as will afford a rational basis for the treatment. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book A Practical Treatise on Urinary and Renal Diseases Including Urinary Deposits written by William Roberts and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-05-30 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Practical Treatise on Urinary and Renal Diseases, Including Urinary Deposits: Illustrated by Numerous Cases and Engravings The design of the present work is to give an account of the organic diseases of the kidney, and of those diseases and disorders of which the chief characteristic is some alteration of the urine. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Childhood Diseases and Disorders Sourcebook 5th Ed written by James Chambers and published by Infobase Holdings, Inc. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 830 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides basic consumer health information about the physical and mental health of preadolescent children including common illnesses and injuries, disease prevention and screening, and wellness promotion. Includes index, glossary of related terms, and other resources.