Pediatric Nephrology for Primary Care

In the present health care environment, primary care physicians are under pressure to refer fewer patients to specialists. They are expected to perform more diagnostic studies and treat more patients who have renal disease than ever before.As part of the "for Primary Care" line, this new resource will help primary care physicians diagnose and treat children with uncomplicated kidney problems and advise physicians when to refer to a specialist.


Contents:
History and physical examination of the child with renal disease; Examination of the urine; Use of the laboratory in the diagnosis of renal disease; Imaging of the kidney and the urinary tract; Prenatal and perinatal nephrology; Congenital abnormalities of the kidney and urinary tract; Urinary tract infection; Glomerular disease; Renal tubular disease; Water and electrolyte disorders; Acute renal failure; Chronic renal failure; Hypertension; Pediatric urology; The kidney in systemic disease; Prevention of renal disease.