Aging Kidney In Health & Disease
. Ed(S): Macias Nunez, Juan F.; Cameron, J. Stewart; Oreopoulos, Dimitrios G.
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Description for Aging Kidney In Health & Disease
Hardback. Combines the fields of nephrology and geriatrics and presents a multidisciplinary approach to the management of the elderly with renal disease. This volume intends be a reliable source of information on this topic. Editor(s): Macias Nunez, Juan F.; Cameron, J. Stewart; Oreopoulos, Dimitrios G. Num Pages: 553 pages, 63 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MJR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1265.
It is a great pleasure to respond to the invitation to write a foreword for this book. With a worldwide increase in an aging population, the practice of medicine is increasingly focused on elderly patients with chronic diseases and episodic acute exacerbations rather than the previous model of acute disease management only. As nephrologists around the world deal with millions of elderly individuals, many of whom are classified as suffering from chronic kidney disease in stages 2–5, they are, of necessity, practicing geriatrics without specific training or previous exposure in this field. Therefore, most nephrologists, as well as dealing with ... Read more
It is a great pleasure to respond to the invitation to write a foreword for this book. With a worldwide increase in an aging population, the practice of medicine is increasingly focused on elderly patients with chronic diseases and episodic acute exacerbations rather than the previous model of acute disease management only. As nephrologists around the world deal with millions of elderly individuals, many of whom are classified as suffering from chronic kidney disease in stages 2–5, they are, of necessity, practicing geriatrics without specific training or previous exposure in this field. Therefore, most nephrologists, as well as dealing with ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
553
Condition
New
Number of Pages
553
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9780387726588
SKU
V9780387726588
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Reviews for Aging Kidney In Health & Disease
From the reviews: "This book attempts to consolidate the different aspects of chronic kidney disease/end stage renal disease (CKD/ESRD) management with the corresponding aspects of geriatrics. … The target audience would include essentially any healthcare provider who deals with the geriatric population. This could be a physician, nurse practitioner, physician’s assistant, medical student, etc. The book is ... Read more