Nutritional Management of Renal Disease

The Third Edition of this classic translational text will offer in-depth reviews of the metabolic and nutritional disorders that are prevalent in patients with renal disease. Chapter topics will be expanded to address the growing epidemic of obesity and metabolic syndrome. Each chapter will integrat...

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Main Authors Kopple, Joel D, Massry, Shaul G, Kalantar-Zadeh, Kamyar
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published San Diego Elsevier Science & Technology 2013
Elsevier Science and Technology
Academic Press
Edition3
Subjects
Diseases
Kidneys
Nutritional aspects
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Summary:The Third Edition of this classic translational text will offer in-depth reviews of the metabolic and nutritional disorders that are prevalent in patients with renal disease. Chapter topics will be expanded to address the growing epidemic of obesity and metabolic syndrome. Each chapter will integrate basic and clinical approaches, from cell biology and genetics to diagnosis, patient management and treatment. Chapters in sections 4-7 will include new illustrative case reports and all chapters will emphasize key concepts with chapter-ending summaries. New features will also include the latest National Kidney Foundation Clinical Practice Guidelines on Nutrition in Chronic Renal Failure; the most recent scientific discoveries and the latest techniques for assessing nutritional status in renal disease; and literature reviews on patients who receive continuous veno-venous hemofiltration with or without dialysis.
ISBN:9780123919342
0123919347
DOI:10.1016/C2010-0-69560-5