Brenner & Rector's The Kidney e-dition: Text with Continually Updated Online Reference, 2-Volume Set

Both a state-of-the-art website and a critically acclaimed reference, The Kidney, 7th (e)dition uses today's most advanced technology to keep readers absolutely current.The New Edition of this classic resource continues to deliver comprehensive, authoritative coverage of every aspect of kidney development and function, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of renal diseases and conditions. It's simply the resource to turn to for information on any aspect of the specialty. Now with even more practical, clinically focused information on new drugs, new therapies, and treatments, the 7th Edition provides cutting-edge guidance on every aspect of the field.THE BOOK· Offers eleven new chapters: Vasoactive Peptides and the Kidney · Disturbances of Calcium, Magnesium, and Phosphate Metabolism · Approach to the Patient with Renal Disease · Interpretation of Urine Electrolyte and Acid-Base Parameters · Hematologic Consequences of Renal Disease · Cardiovascular Aspects of Renal Disease · Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Renal Disease · Erythropoietin Therapy in Renal Disease and Renal Failure · Intensive Care Nephrology · Extracorporeal Treatment of Poisoning · and Donor and Recipient Issues in Renal Transplantation.· Discusses the hottest topics in the field, including acid-base disorders · antihypertensive drugs · erythropoietin therapy in renal disease and renal failure · prescribing drugs in renal disease · intensive care nephrology · cardiovascular aspects of renal disease · hemodialysis · and renal osteodystrophies.· Includes fresh perspective from over 125 international contributors―25 new to this edition.· Provides a more user-friendly format that includes an updated design, with more tables, boxes and key references for even faster access to important clinical information · over 30,000 streamlined and updated references · and key papers highlighted throughout the text.· A bonus CD-ROM that contains all the illustrations from the book for use in powerpoint presentations.THE WEBSITE· Incorporates the text with a state-of-the-art, dedicated website...featuring fully searchable contents of the 3rd Edition. · Includes all of the artwork from the text downloadable into PowerPoint® presentations.· Features weekly content updates.Your purchase entitles you to access the web site until the next edition is published, or until the current edition is no longer offered for sale by Elsevier, whichever occurs first. If the next edition is published less than one year after your purchase, you will be entitled to online access for one year from your date of purchase. Elsevier reserves the right to offer a suitable replacement product (such as a downloadable or CD-ROM-based electronic version) should access to the web site be discontinued.