Chronic Kidney Disease

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is rapidly becoming a global healthcare problem, with an estimated 10% of the general population affected. As a result, it is becoming increasingly important that primary care physicians and general physicians as well as aspiring nephrologists, have a firm understanding of CKD as well as access to the key information. Practical and highly-accessible, this book provides a comprehensive guide to the understanding and management of patients with CKD. It offers both primary care physicians and non-nephrology specialists an introduction to and insights into the disease. The emphasis is on practical guidance and a focused approach to a number of key topics in the field including epidemiology, diagnosis and management, and the impact of CKD on chronic, non-communicable disease. This is a unique contribution by internationally-renowned experts in the CKD field to update primary care physicians and non-specialists on major issues in this growing global healthcare problem. A comprehensive and highly-practical guide to the understanding and management of patients with chronic kidney disease Contains bullet points, text boxes and numerous tables and diagrams to show information in an easily-accessible style Includes algorithms to clearly display practical management guidelines Written by international experts in the field Evidence-based and linked closely to recent guidelines prepared by the Royal College of Physicians Edited by Meguid El Nahas , Professor of Nephrology, Sheffield Kidney Institute, Sheffield, UK, and Adeera Levin , Professor of Medicine, University of British Columbia, and Consultant Nephrologist, Providence Health Care/ St Paul's Hospital, Canada CONTENTS 1: Practical approaches to the diagnosis and management of common nephrological problems 2: CKD: The scope of the global problem 3: CKD classification, risk factors, and natural history 4: Recommendations for screening and detection of CKD 5: CKD and cardiovascular disease (CVD) 6: CKD and infectious disease 7: Unique aspects of CKD in the developing countries 8: Management of CKD: controlling hypertension and reducing proteinuria 9: Clinical strategies for the management of CKD complications: perspectives for primary care 10: Management of dialysis and transplantation patients: perspectives for primary care Contributors: Dr Aimun Ahmed, Specialist Registrar in Nephrology, Sheffield Kidney Institute, Sheffield, UK Marcellus Assiago, Nephrology Fellow, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, USA Robert C. Atkins, Head of Kidney Disease Prevention, Monash University, Victoria, Australia Rashad Barsoum, Emeritus Professor of Medicine, Kasr-El-Aini Medical School, Cairo University, Egypt Monica Beaulieu, Clinical Assistant Professor, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Canada Neil Boudville, Senior Lecturer in Renal Medicine, University of Western Australia, Consultant Nephrologist, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Australia Jagbir Gill, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Canada Kevin Harris, Consultant Nephrologist, John Walls Renal Unit, Leicester General Hospital, UK M El Kossi, Specialist Registrar in Nephrology, Sheffield Kidney Institute, Sheffield, UK Meguid El Nahas, Professor of Nephrology, Sheffield Kidney Institute, Sheffield, UK Bisher Kawar, Specialist Registrar in Nephrology, Sheffield Kidney Institute, UK Fairol Ibrahim, Specialist Registrar in Nephrology, Sheffield Kidney Institute, Sheffield UK Andrew S.H. Lai, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Kar Neng Lai, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Andrew Levey, Chief, Divison of Nephrology and Professor of Medicine, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, USA Adeera Levin, Professor of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Consultant Nephrologist, Providence Health Care/ St Paul's Hospital, Canada Rakesh Patel, Specialist Registrar in Nephrology, John Walls Renal Unit, Leicester General Hospital, UK Anne T. Reutens, Monash University, Victoria, Australia Mark Sarnak, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA Lesley A. Stevens, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, USA Sydney C.W. Tang, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Daniel Weiner, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA