I: Patient Assessment
Chapter 1: Approach to the Patient with Renal Disease - Jennifer A. Fillaus and Troy J. Plumb
Chapter 2: Assessment of Renal Function - Clifford D. Miles
Chapter 3: Approach to Renal Diagnostic Testing - Marius C. Florescu
II: Glomerural Diseases
Chapter 4: Approach to the Patient with Nephrotic Syndrome - Leslie F. Thomas and Harini A. Chakkera
Chapter 5: Approach to the Patient with Hematuria -Vishal Ratkalkar and Kevin R. Regner
Chapter 6: Approach to the Patient with Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) - Ziad el-Zoghby
Chapter 7: Interpretation of the Renal Biopsy -LaTonya J. Hickson and Lynn Cornell
Chapter 8: Interpretation of Serological Testing - Kelly V. Liang and Kimberly P. Liang
III: Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders
Chapter 9: Hyponatremia - Cynthia M. Cooper
Chapter 10: Potassium Disorders - Kambiz Zandi-Nejad
Chapter 11: Disorders of Calcium, Phosphorus and Magnesium - J. Kevin Tucker and Denyse Thornley-Brown
IV: Acid-Base Disorders
Chapter 12: Metabolic Acidosis - Warren Kupin
Chapter 13: Metabolic Alkalosis - Luis Ortega and Oliver Lenz
Chapter 14: Respiratory Acidosis -Adriana Arcila and Shirin Shafazand
Chapter 15: Respiratory Alkalosis -Rebecca Toonkel and Shirin Shafazand
Chapter 16: Mixed Acid-Base Disorders - Oliver Lenz
V: Acute Kidney Injury
Chapter 17: Acute Kidney Injury: Definitions and General Approach - Ashita J. Tolwani
Chapter 18: Pre-Renal Azotemia - Luis I. Juncos and Luis A. Juncos
Chapter 19: Post-Renal Failure - Luis I. Juncos and Luis A. Juncos
Chapter 20: Acute Tubular Necrosis -Shamik Shah and Jorge Cerdá
Chapter 21: Specific Etiologies - Eric Judd, Shikha Mehta, and Ashita J. Tolwani
Chapter 22: Management of Acute Kidney Injury - Jorge Cerdá and Shamik Shah
VI: Chronic Kidney Disease
Chapter 23: Chronic Kidney Disease: Definitions and General Approach - M. Rashid Ishaque and James L. Bailey
Chapter 24: Mineral and Bone Disorders in Chronic Kidney Disease - Lynn E. Schlanger and James L. Bailey
Chapter 25: Anemia - Jason Cobb and Tahsin Masud
Chapter 26: Goals of Therapy: Slowing Progression and Dyslipidemias - M. Salman Singapuri and Janice P. Lea
Chapter 27: Nutrition- Sejal Sarolia and Harold A. Franch
Chapter 28: Ethics in Chronic Kidney Disease - Shaun Conlon, Hussain Gilani, and James L. Bailey
Chapter 29: Chronic Kidney Disease in the Aging - Lynn E. Schlanger
VII: Dialysis Therapies
Chapter 30: Counseling Patients for Renal Replacement Therapy Based on Outcomes - Mark G. Parker
Chapter 31: Hemodialysis - Initiation and Complications - C. John Sperati
Chapter 32: Peritoneal Dialysis: Initiation and Complications - Joni H. Hansson
Chapter 33: Palliative Care in Renal Disease - James C. Wasserman
VIII: Kidney Transplantation
Chapter 34: Donor and Recipient Evaluation -Elizabeth C. Lorenz and Suzanne M. Norby
Chapter 35: Immunosuppression in the Renal Transplant Recipient - Claire M. Kennedy and Colm C. Magee
Chapter 36: Complications of Kidney Transplantation - Hatem Amer, Lena Sibulesky, Hani M. Wadei
Chapter 37: Infectious Disease in Kidney Transplantation - Scott L. Sanoff
Chapter 38: Kidney Transplant Outcomes - Ankit Sakhuja, Neha Sehgal, Monica Vasudev, and Brahm Vasudev
IX: Hypertension
Chapter 39: Classification of Hypertension - William Burtnett and Eleanor Lederer
Chapter 40: Pharmacologic Treatment of Hypertension - Nina Vasavada and Eleanor Lederer
Chapter 41: Primary Hypertension - Eleanor Lederer
Chapter 42: Lifestyle Modifications in the Treatment of Hypertension - Vibha Nayak, Dawn Caster, and Eleanor Lederer
Chapter 43: Secondary Hypertension - Eleanor
