Wolf Diabetes and Kidney Disease

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-118-49409-7
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 280 Seiten, E-Book

Diabetes and the Kidney provides endocrinologists andnephrologists of all levels with expert clinical diagnosis andmanagement guidance for this extremely common diabeticcomplication.
Practical and accessible, chapters contain textfeatures such as case histories, potential pitfall boxes, keypoints, management algorithms, and useful weblinks to fullyengage the reader and provide expert guidance to help cliniciansbest manage their patients. In addition, allrelevant international society guidelines and recommendationsare fully included.
After an initial analysis of the epidemiology andpathogenesis of kidney complications in diabetes, it quickly moveson to the following core sections:
* Special Situations, Risk factors and Complications- examining diabetic nephropathy in relation to each other diabeticcomplication, ie cardiovascular disease
* Prevention and Therapy - focusing on the most up todate information regarding prevention, diagnosis, treatment, andmanagement of kidney disease in diabetes.
Expertly edited, and with contributions from an experiencedinternational team, Diabetes and Kidney Disease will be theperfect tool to consult when managing diabetic patients withassociated kidney problems.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wolf, Gunter

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contributors, vii
Preface, x
Part I Introduction and Pathophysiology
1 History of diabetic nephropathy: a personal account, 3
Eberhard Ritz
2 Epidemiology of chronic kidney disease in diabetes, 14
Andrea Icks and Michael Koch
3 Genetic risk factors for diabetic nephropathy, 29
Carsten A. Böger and Peter R. Mertens
4 Pathophysiology of diabetic nephropathy, 45
Ivonne Loeffler
5 Histology of human diabetic nephropathy, 62
Kerstin Amann and Christoph Daniel
6 Natural history and diagnosis of diabetic kidney disease,70
Bethany Karl and Kumar Sharma
Part II Special Situations, Risk Factors andComplications
7 Cardiovascular disease in diabetic nephropathy:pathophysiology and treatment, 85
Martin Busch
8 Statin therapy in patients with diabetic nephropathy,101
Christoph Wanner
9 Diabetes mellitus, bone and kidney, 116
Thomas Neumann and Gabriele Lehmann
10 Diabetes, pregnancy and the kidney, 129
Helmut Kleinwechter and Ute Schäfer-Graf
11 Diabetic nephropathy in children, 143
Kai D Nüsken and Jörg Dötsch
12 Diabetes, the kidney and retinopathy, 153
Hans-Peter Hammes
Part III Prevention and Therapy
13 Reducing progression of diabetic nephropathy byantihyperglycemic treatment, 171
Christoph Hasslacher
14 Dosage of antihyperglycemic drugs in patients with renalinsuffi ciency, 186
Alexander Sämann and Ulrich A. Müller
15 Reducing progression of diabetic nephropathy byantihypertensive treatment, 202
Anita Hansen, Ivo Quack and Lars Christian Rump
16 Treatment of the patient with end-stage diabetic nephropathy,215
Muriel Ghosn and Fuad N. Ziyadeh
17 Combined pancreas and kidney transplantation or kidney alonetransplantation for patients with diabetic nephropathy, 232
Hermann J. Kissler, Christiane Rüster and UtzSettmacher
Index, 253
Color plate section can be found facing
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