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Main description:
When the kidney fails its intended mission to manage the body's waste products, physicians must perform multi-level and simultaneous adjustments to replicate kidney function. The management of the body's absorption, reabsorption, utilization and excretion of calcium and phosphate requires constant fine tuning. This book provides an overview of the state-of-the-art clinical and basic science aspects of abnormal calcium and phosphate metabolism and its management.
Contents:
Historical Perspective of Calcium Management in Patients with Chronic Renal Diseases.- Disorders of Phosphorous Homeostasis in CKD.- Pathogenesis and Management of Secondary Hyperparathyroidism.- Uremic Toxins in Chronic Renal Failure.- Calcitriol Metabolism and Action in Chronic Renal Disease.- Renal Osteodystrophy.- Nephrolithiasis.
PRODUCT DETAILS
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Publication date: November, 2006
Pages: 200
Weight: 471g
Availability: Available
Subcategories: Endocrinology, Nephrology, Orthopaedics and Fractures
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