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Renal Function and Disease in the Elderly

  • 1st Edition - February 5, 1987
  • Editors: Juan F. Macias Nuñez, J. Stewart Cameron
  • Language: English
  • Paperback ISBN:
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 3 0 1 0 - 1
  • Hardback ISBN:
    9 7 8 - 0 - 4 0 7 - 0 0 3 9 5 - 8
  • eBook ISBN:
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 6 2 5 2 - 2

Renal Function and Disease in the Elderly explores the renal system of elders. The book details the various roles of renal system, as well as the illnesses that the elderly can… Read more

Renal Function and Disease in the Elderly

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Renal Function and Disease in the Elderly explores the renal system of elders. The book details the various roles of renal system, as well as the illnesses that the elderly can have. The book is inspired by the insufficient attention this topic has received among medical personnel. The book begins by discussing the changes in a person's vessels and kidney as he or she ages. The discussion then shifts to the older person's glomerulus and renal blood flow. Other chapters offer information about how aging affects a person's body systems and processes including water balance, electrolytes, kidneys, proximal tubes, and ingestion of drugs. Diseases such as urinary tract infection, interstitial nephropathies, glomerulonephritis, renal vasculitis, renal cyst, acute renal failure, and obstructive uropathy are also explained. While the book is primarily a valuable reference for medical practitioners in the field, it also caters to students and casual readers. Elderly readers, regardless of whether they have a disease or not, can also benefit from this book.