دانلود کتاب The Aging Kidney in Health and Disease

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Front Matter....Pages I-XXII
Holistic Approach to the Geriatric Patient: Geriatric Evaluation....Pages 1-18
Incidence of Renal Diseases in an Acute Geriatric Unit....Pages 19-37
Anatomical Changes in the Aging Kidney....Pages 39-54
Biology of the Aging Process and Its Clinical Consequences....Pages 55-91
Physiology of the Healthy Aging Kidney....Pages 93-112
The Mechanisms of Age-Associated Glomerular Sclerosis....Pages 113-126
Endothelial Function in the Healthy Aged....Pages 127-139
Renal Handling of Water and Electrolytes in the Old and Old-Old Healthy Aged....Pages 141-154
Renal Handling of Uric Acid, Magnesium,Phosphorus, Calcium, and Acid Base in the Elderly....Pages 155-171
Dysnatremias: Diagnosis and Treatment....Pages 173-198
Hypertension in the Elderly....Pages 199-207
The Renin-Angiotensin System and the Aging Process....Pages 209-230
Prevention of Chronic Renal Diseases in the Elderly....Pages 231-255
Obstructive Uropathy and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia....Pages 257-272
Urinary Tract Infection....Pages 273-292
Incontinence in the Elderly....Pages 293-305
The Diagnosis of Renal Diseases in Elderly Patients. What Role Is There for Biopsy?....Pages 307-327
Diabetic Nephropathy....Pages 329-346
Renal Cystic Disease in the Elderly....Pages 347-372
Renal Vasculitis in the Elderly....Pages 373-384
Acute Renal Failure in the Aged....Pages 385-401
Multiorganic Dysfunction Syndrome in the Elderly Critically Ill Patient....Pages 403-427
Etiology, Diagnosis, and Management of Chronic Renal Insufficiency in the Aged....Pages 429-441
Substitutive Treatments of End-Stage Renal Diseases in the Elderly: Dialysis....Pages 443-463
Substitutive Treatments of End-Stage Renal Diseases in the Elderly: Renal Transplantation....Pages 465-480
Pharmacokinetics in the Geriatric Population....Pages 481-493
Quality of Life in Elderly Patients with Renal Failure....Pages 495-509
Ethical Dilemmas in Geriatric Uremia Therapy....Pages 511-530
Back Matter....Pages 531-553