Nephrology Secrets
- 5th Edition - April 1, 2026
- Latest edition
- Editors: Edgar V. Lerma, Matthew A. Sparks, Joel M. Topf
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 2 1 7 4 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 2 3 0 2 - 3
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 2 3 0 1 - 6
For more than 30 years, the highly regarded Secrets Series® has provided students and practitioners in all areas of health care with concise, focused, and engaging resources for qu… Read more
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For more than 30 years, the highly regarded Secrets Series® has provided students and practitioners in all areas of health care with concise, focused, and engaging resources for quick reference and exam review. Nephrology Secrets, 5th Edition, offers practical, up-to-date coverage of the full range of essential topics in this dynamic field. This highly regarded resource features the Secrets’ popular question-and-answer format that also includes lists, tables, pearls, memory aids, and an easy-to-read style—making inquiry, reference, and review quick, easy, and enjoyable.
- The proven Secrets Series® format gives you the most return for your time—succinct, easy to read, engaging, and highly effective
- Covers the full range of essential topics for in-training or practicing professionals, including patient assessment, acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease, glomerular disorders, onconephrology, hypertension, special populations, transplantation, palliative care, and more
- Contains new chapters on Interventional Nephrology; Genetics and Kidney Disease; Symptoms of Chronic Kidney Disease; COVID-19; Kidney Disease in the Patient Needing Heart Failure Devices; and Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology; as well as updated chapters on glomerular diseases and diabetic kidney disease
- Top 100 Secrets and Key Points boxes provide a fast overview of the secrets you must know for success in practice and on exams
- Fully revised and updated throughout by global experts and thought leaders in nephrology, offering practical coverage of protocols and guidelines that are continuously evolving and that increasingly dictate best practices
- Portable size makes it easy to carry with you for quick reference or review anywhere, anytime
- An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud
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- Edition: 5
- Latest edition
- Published: April 1, 2026
- Language: English
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Edgar V. Lerma
EDGAR V. LERMA, MD, FACP, FASN, FPSN (Hon) Clinical Professor of Medicine Section of Nephrology University of Illinois at Chicago; College of Medicine/ Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn, IL. Dr. Lerma edited the 4th edition of Nephrology Secrets
Affiliations and expertise
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Section of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois and Chicago College of Medicine; Associates in Nephrology, S.C., Chicago, Illinois, USAMS
Matthew A. Sparks
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Associate Program Director, Nephrology Fellowship, Director of Undergraduate Medical Research, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center; Staff Physician, Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USAJT
Joel M. Topf
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA