Nephrology Secrets
- 5th Edition - November 2, 2026
- Latest edition
- Editors: Edgar V. Lerma, Matthew A. Sparks, Joel M. Topf
- Language: English
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.
Key features
Key features
- 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
Readership
Readership
Residents, Fellows
Table of contents
Table of contents
SECTION I PATIENT ASSESSMENT
CHAPTER 1 History and Physical Diagnosis
CHAPTER 2 Urinalysis
CHAPTER 3 Measurement of Glomerular Filtration Rate
CHAPTER 4 Kidney Imaging and Point-of-Care Ultrasound
CHAPTER 5 Kidney Biopsy
CHAPTER 6 Genetics and Kidney Disease
SECTION II ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY
CHAPTER 7 Acute Kidney Injury: Epidemiology, Etiology, Pathophysiology, and Diagnosis
CHAPTER 8 Management Options—Continuous Kidney Replacement Therapy
CHAPTER 9 Hepatorenal Syndrome
CHAPTER 10 Cardiorenal Syndromes
CHAPTER 11 Medications
CHAPTER 12 Sepsis
CHAPTER 13 Rhabdomyolysis
CHAPTER 14 Contrast-Associated Acute Kidney Injury
CHAPTER 15 Acute Glomerulonephritis and Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis
CHAPTER 16 Nephrotic Syndrome
CHAPTER 17 Urinary Obstruction
CHAPTER 18 Nephrolithiasis
SECTION III CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE
CHAPTER 19 Epidemiology, Etiology, Pathophysiology, and Staging of Chronic Kidney Disease
CHAPTER 20 Anemia in Chronic Kidney Disease
CHAPTER 21 Bone and Mineral Metabolism
CHAPTER 22 Cardiovascular Disease in Chronic Kidney Disease
CHAPTER 23 Dyslipidemia
CHAPTER 24 Nutrition
CHAPTER 25 Symptoms of Chronic Kidney Disease
CHAPTER 26 Drug Dosing in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
SECTION IV GLOMERULAR DISORDERS
CHAPTER 27 Minimal Change Disease
CHAPTER 28 Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
CHAPTER 29 Membranous Nephropathy
CHAPTER 30 Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy and Immunoglobulin A Vasculitis With Nephritis
CHAPTER 31 Complement Mediated Kidney Disease
CHAPTER 32 Diabetic Kidney Disease
CHAPTER 33 Lupus Nephritis
CHAPTER 34 Vasculitides
SECTION V INFECTION-ASSOCIATED GLOMERULONEPHRITIS
CHAPTER 35 Postinfectious Glomerulonephritides: Bacterial
CHAPTER 36 Postinfectious Glomerulonephritides: Viral
CHAPTER 37 COVID-19 and Kidney Health
SECTION VI ONCONEPHROLOGY
CHAPTER 38 Onconephrology
CHAPTER 39 Tumor Lysis Syndrome
CHAPTER 40 Dysproteinemia or Light Chain Disease
CHAPTER 41 Kidney Neoplasias
CHAPTER 42 Thrombotic Microangiopathies
SECTION VII OTHER KIDNEY PRENCHYMAL DISEASES
CHAPTER 43 Fabry Disease
CHAPTER 44 Cystic Diseases of the Kidneys
CHAPTER 45 Other Hereditary Kidney Disorders
CHAPTER 46 Tubulointerstitial Diseases
CHAPTER 47 Urinary Tract Infection
SECTION VIII KIDNEY DISEASES IN SPECIAL POPULATIONS
CHAPTER 48 Kidney Disease and Hypertension in Pregnancy
CHAPTER 49 Sickle Cell Nephropathy
CHAPTER 50 Kidney Disease in the Older Adults
CHAPTER 51 Kidney Disease in the Patient Needing Heart Failure Devices
CHAPTER 52 Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Causes
SECTION IX TREATMENT OPTIONS
CHAPTER 53 Hemodialysis
CHAPTER 54 Home Hemodialysis
CHAPTER 55 Interventional Nephrology
CHAPTER 56 Peritoneal Dialysis
CHAPTER 57 Therapeutic Plasma Exchange (Plasmapheresis, Lipid Apheresis)
SECTION X TRANSPLANTATION
CHAPTER 58 Epidemiology and Outcomes
CHAPTER 59 Donor and Recipient Evaluation
CHAPTER 60 Immunosuppression
CHAPTER 61 Rejection of the Kidney Transplant
CHAPTER 62 Malignancy After Solid Organ Transplant
CHAPTER 63 Posttransplant Infections
CHAPTER 64 Primary Care of the Transplant Patient
SECTION XI HYPERTENSION
CHAPTER 65 Primary Hypertension
CHAPTER 66 Kidney Parenchymal Hypertension
CHAPTER 67 Secondary Hypertension
CHAPTER 68 Resistant Hypertension
CHAPTER 69 Hypertensive Emergencies and Inpatient Hypertension
CHAPTER 70 Pharmacologic Treatment of Hypertension
CHAPTER 71 Nonpharmacological Treatment of Hypertension
SECTION XII ACID-BASE AND ELECTROLYTE DISORDERS
CHAPTER 72 Genetic Disorders of Sodium Transport
CHAPTER 73 Hyponatremia and Hypernatremia
CHAPTER 74 Disorders of Potassium Homeostasis
CHAPTER 75 Hypocalcemia and Hypercalcemia
CHAPTER 76 Disorders of Phosphorus Metabolism
CHAPTER 77 Hypomagnesemia and Hypermagnesemia
CHAPTER 78 Metabolic Acidosis
CHAPTER 79 Metabolic Alkalosis
SECTION XIII PALLIATIVE CARE NEPHROLOGY
CHAPTER 80 Palliative Care in Nephrology
CHAPTER 1 History and Physical Diagnosis
CHAPTER 2 Urinalysis
CHAPTER 3 Measurement of Glomerular Filtration Rate
CHAPTER 4 Kidney Imaging and Point-of-Care Ultrasound
CHAPTER 5 Kidney Biopsy
CHAPTER 6 Genetics and Kidney Disease
SECTION II ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY
CHAPTER 7 Acute Kidney Injury: Epidemiology, Etiology, Pathophysiology, and Diagnosis
CHAPTER 8 Management Options—Continuous Kidney Replacement Therapy
CHAPTER 9 Hepatorenal Syndrome
CHAPTER 10 Cardiorenal Syndromes
CHAPTER 11 Medications
CHAPTER 12 Sepsis
CHAPTER 13 Rhabdomyolysis
CHAPTER 14 Contrast-Associated Acute Kidney Injury
CHAPTER 15 Acute Glomerulonephritis and Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis
CHAPTER 16 Nephrotic Syndrome
CHAPTER 17 Urinary Obstruction
CHAPTER 18 Nephrolithiasis
SECTION III CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE
CHAPTER 19 Epidemiology, Etiology, Pathophysiology, and Staging of Chronic Kidney Disease
CHAPTER 20 Anemia in Chronic Kidney Disease
CHAPTER 21 Bone and Mineral Metabolism
CHAPTER 22 Cardiovascular Disease in Chronic Kidney Disease
CHAPTER 23 Dyslipidemia
CHAPTER 24 Nutrition
CHAPTER 25 Symptoms of Chronic Kidney Disease
CHAPTER 26 Drug Dosing in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
SECTION IV GLOMERULAR DISORDERS
CHAPTER 27 Minimal Change Disease
CHAPTER 28 Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
CHAPTER 29 Membranous Nephropathy
CHAPTER 30 Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy and Immunoglobulin A Vasculitis With Nephritis
CHAPTER 31 Complement Mediated Kidney Disease
CHAPTER 32 Diabetic Kidney Disease
CHAPTER 33 Lupus Nephritis
CHAPTER 34 Vasculitides
SECTION V INFECTION-ASSOCIATED GLOMERULONEPHRITIS
CHAPTER 35 Postinfectious Glomerulonephritides: Bacterial
CHAPTER 36 Postinfectious Glomerulonephritides: Viral
CHAPTER 37 COVID-19 and Kidney Health
SECTION VI ONCONEPHROLOGY
CHAPTER 38 Onconephrology
CHAPTER 39 Tumor Lysis Syndrome
CHAPTER 40 Dysproteinemia or Light Chain Disease
CHAPTER 41 Kidney Neoplasias
CHAPTER 42 Thrombotic Microangiopathies
SECTION VII OTHER KIDNEY PRENCHYMAL DISEASES
CHAPTER 43 Fabry Disease
CHAPTER 44 Cystic Diseases of the Kidneys
CHAPTER 45 Other Hereditary Kidney Disorders
CHAPTER 46 Tubulointerstitial Diseases
CHAPTER 47 Urinary Tract Infection
SECTION VIII KIDNEY DISEASES IN SPECIAL POPULATIONS
CHAPTER 48 Kidney Disease and Hypertension in Pregnancy
CHAPTER 49 Sickle Cell Nephropathy
CHAPTER 50 Kidney Disease in the Older Adults
CHAPTER 51 Kidney Disease in the Patient Needing Heart Failure Devices
CHAPTER 52 Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Causes
SECTION IX TREATMENT OPTIONS
CHAPTER 53 Hemodialysis
CHAPTER 54 Home Hemodialysis
CHAPTER 55 Interventional Nephrology
CHAPTER 56 Peritoneal Dialysis
CHAPTER 57 Therapeutic Plasma Exchange (Plasmapheresis, Lipid Apheresis)
SECTION X TRANSPLANTATION
CHAPTER 58 Epidemiology and Outcomes
CHAPTER 59 Donor and Recipient Evaluation
CHAPTER 60 Immunosuppression
CHAPTER 61 Rejection of the Kidney Transplant
CHAPTER 62 Malignancy After Solid Organ Transplant
CHAPTER 63 Posttransplant Infections
CHAPTER 64 Primary Care of the Transplant Patient
SECTION XI HYPERTENSION
CHAPTER 65 Primary Hypertension
CHAPTER 66 Kidney Parenchymal Hypertension
CHAPTER 67 Secondary Hypertension
CHAPTER 68 Resistant Hypertension
CHAPTER 69 Hypertensive Emergencies and Inpatient Hypertension
CHAPTER 70 Pharmacologic Treatment of Hypertension
CHAPTER 71 Nonpharmacological Treatment of Hypertension
SECTION XII ACID-BASE AND ELECTROLYTE DISORDERS
CHAPTER 72 Genetic Disorders of Sodium Transport
CHAPTER 73 Hyponatremia and Hypernatremia
CHAPTER 74 Disorders of Potassium Homeostasis
CHAPTER 75 Hypocalcemia and Hypercalcemia
CHAPTER 76 Disorders of Phosphorus Metabolism
CHAPTER 77 Hypomagnesemia and Hypermagnesemia
CHAPTER 78 Metabolic Acidosis
CHAPTER 79 Metabolic Alkalosis
SECTION XIII PALLIATIVE CARE NEPHROLOGY
CHAPTER 80 Palliative Care in Nephrology
Review quotes
Review quotes
Review of the previous edition:
"Having participated in numerous ward rounds, I can say with some degree of certainty that this book will be a valuable quick reference during rounds. I will not hesitate to recommend it to all nephrologists, especially those in training." --Kenneth Kafui Afenya, MD (University of Kentucky College of Medicine) for Doody's Review Service
"Having participated in numerous ward rounds, I can say with some degree of certainty that this book will be a valuable quick reference during rounds. I will not hesitate to recommend it to all nephrologists, especially those in training." --Kenneth Kafui Afenya, MD (University of Kentucky College of Medicine) for Doody's Review Service
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 5
- Latest edition
- Published: February 24, 2027
- Language: English
About the editors
About the editors
Edgar V. Lerma
Editor
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 Professor of Medicine, Section of Nephrology, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine/Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, IL; Associates in Nephrology, SC, Chicago, IL, USAMatthew A. Sparks
Editor
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor of Medicine, Program Director, Nephrology Fellowship, Lead, Society for Early Education Scholars (SEEDS) program, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine; Staff Physician, Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USAJoel M. Topf
Editor
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA