Nephrology Secrets

By Donald Hricik MD

Book Overview

Students and practitioners alike often find nephrology to be a difficult subject, with its emphasis on chemical relationships and Acid-Base and Electrolyte Imbalances and Disorders. Nephrology Secrets, in its easy-to-read Question and Answer format, is a convenient and highly practical resource for understanding the important topics in nephrology. The author team provides expert teaching knowledge in this field - ensuring that the book provides the most important questions to ask, and the most succinct answers.Perfect for course review, course exams, ad USMLE preparation
A valuable refresher for practitioners
Concise answers that feature the author's pearls, tips, memory aids, and secrets"
Bulleted lists and tables for quick review
Comprehensive indexEntirely revamped or new chapters include drug therapy in renal disease, hepatorenal syndrome, renal disease in pregnancy, management of patients with progressive renal failure, nutrition in dialysis patients, and continuous renal replacement therapy
Chapters with especially major revisions and updating include all chapters dealing with specific renal disorders, end-stage renal disease, and electrolyte disorders

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1560535024
• ISBN13: 9781560535027
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: Hanley & Belfus
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Fantastic

This book takes you through nephrology in and out. Reading it makes you ready for any nephrology exam. and practice. It is highly recommended. Adewunmi Jonathan.

Glomerular diseases/Hemodialysis/Peritoneal dialysis/ESRD.

The book comprehensively reviewed the important points in Nephrology. It is a great help for practice and exams as well. The authors uses easy language and simple phrases. Reviewed good. Congratualtions to every one participated in a job well done.