Description
This guide provides a comprehensive review of the full spectrum of hypertension in chronic kidney disease (CKD). Targeted towards the busy practitioner, the focus of this volume is on various therapies and how to lower blood pressure through lifestyle changes. Specialist patient populations and hypertension and causes of hypertension are also covered in detail. Clinically-focused and authoritative, this resource offers a rationalized approach to diagnosing and treating hypertension in CKD. Rajiv Agarwal MD, MBBS, FASNProfessor of Medicine Indiana University Ajay K. Singh MBBS, FRCP, MBAPhysician, Renal DivisionDirector, Office of Postgraduate Medical Education, Department of MedicineBrigham and Women’s HospitalHarvard Medical School Chapter 1 Epidemiology of Hypertension in Chronic Kidney Disease Chapter 2 Assessment of Hypertension in Chronic Kidney Disease Chapter 3 Pathophysiology of Hypertension in Chronic Kidney Disease and Dialysis Chapter 4 Syndromes of Renovascular Hypertension Chapter 5 Resistant Hypertension in Chronic Kidney Disease Chapter 6 Hypertension in Pregnancy Chapter 7 Hypertension in the Dialysis Patient Chapter 8 Hypertension in the Kidney Transplant Recipient Chapter 9 Hypertensive Urgencies and Emergencies Chapter 10 Management of Hypertension in Chronic Kidney Disease Chapter 11 Genetic Syndromes of Renal Hypertension Chapter 12 Drug-Induced Hypertension in Chronic Kidney Disease Chapter 13 Diagnosis and management of hypertension in children with chronic kidney disease Chapter 14 Devices to Treat Hypertension in Chronic Kidney Disease
