Renal Pathophysiology Essentials

First published in 1994, this concise textbook provides second-year medical students with a case-based approach to learning mechanisms of renal disease. Text Features: * Each chapter begins with a patient case featuring the disease reviewed in that chapter followed by discussion of the pathophysiology of that disease; issues of differential diagnosis and therapy are emphasized only if to promote better understanding of pahtophysiologic mechanisms * Short questions are interspersed in text that requires students to apply their knowledge * A brand new interior design that features pedagogical elements more prominently (cases, questions) * Two-colour art program * Content updates will incorporate new findings with respect to mechanisms of renal disease