Nephrology - Dialysis - Transplantation

Nephrology deals with the study of the function and diseases of the kidney. Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD) is the cause of renal failure in 5-10 per cent of the patients in dialysis or transplantation. This book discusses the several conditions which are associated with the rate of progression.

Preface; New Pathogenic Perspectives in Diabetic Renal Disease: Diabetic Nephropathy as an Inflammatory Condition; Indexing Glomerular Filtration Rate for Body Surface Area: Myth & Reality; Advances in the Peritoneal Dialysis & Future Prospects; Role of Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 in the Development of Renal Interstitial Fibrosis; Pathogenesis & Resolution Mechanisms of Acute Poststreptococcal Glomerulonephritis; Progression of Autossomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease: A Follow-up Study of a Large Cohort in a Single Center; Genetics in Clinical Nephrology; Plasma Exchanges Prescription for Nephrologists; The Role of Macrophages in Obstructive Nephropathy; Whence Forth After the GWAS Wave for Diabetic Nephropathy?; Index.