Managing Renal Injury in the Elderly Patient

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-v

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2. Managing Kidney Injury in Older Patients

   • Michael Haase, Anja Haase-Fielitz

   Pages 1-2

3. Incidence, Risk Factors, and Outcome

   • Mitchell H. Rosner, Claudio Ronco, Dinna N. Cruz

   Pages 3-12

4. Assessing Glomerular Filtration Rate in Older Adults

   • Elke Schaeffner

   Pages 13-17

5. Risk Assessment and Diagnostic Criteria of Acute Kidney Injury: The Role of Tubular Damage Markers

   • Michael Haase, Anja Haase-Fielitz

   Pages 19-32

6. Pathogenesis and Susceptibility to Injury

   • Mitchell H. Rosner, Dinna N. Cruz, Claudio Ronco

   Pages 33-46

7. Drug Kinetics, Dosing, and Renal Toxicity in Older Adults

   • Frieder Keller, Ulla Ludwig

   Pages 47-58

8. Acute Dialysis in Older Patients

   • Celine Foote, Meg J. Jardine

   Pages 59-71

9. Quality of Life, Functional Status, and Specific Medical Problems in Older Patients

   • Gargi Banerjee, Anja Haase-Fielitz, Edwina A. Brown

   Pages 73-83

10. End-of-Life Decision Making in Older Patients with Acute Kidney Injury and End-Stage Renal Disease: Ethical Perspectives

    • Sana R. Akbar, Rebecca J. Schmidt

    Pages 85-96

11. Back Matter

    Pages 97-100

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As the number of people aged 65 years and above rises, physicians are increasingly confronted by elderly patients with impaired renal function, altered drug metabolism and multiple comorbidities. This book examines in detail the nature of renal injury in the elderly and its optimal management. A wide range of key topics are covered, including end-stage renal disease, diabetic nephropathy, acute kidney injury, drug metabolism and renal toxicity, dialysis and its complications and the use of renal transplantation. In addition, the assessment of glomerular filtration rate in the elderly and the role of novel renal biomarkers are carefully examined. Quality of life issues, the significance of other age-related medical problems and end of life care are also discussed. This book will be of value not only to nephrologists but also to general practitioners, medical students, intensivists, cardiologists, pharmacologists and those working in related specialties.​

• acute kidney injury
• biomarkers
• chronic kidney disease
• geriatric
• prevention

From the book reviews:

“This book is designed as a reference for clinicians of different specialties to help guide their care of older patients with renal disease, especially acute kidney injury. Because of its concise nature, this is an excellent tool, not only for nephrologists and geriatricians, but also for internists and critical care physicians. … This is not only a good reference for nephrologists, but also for hospitalists, critical care providers, and cardiologists.” (Fnu Salahuddin, Doody’s Book Reviews, September, 2014)

• Dep. of Nephrology and Hypertension, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany

  Michael Haase, Anja Haase-Fielitz

Michael Haase graduated from the Humboldt University of Berlin, Faculty of Medicine in 2002. Between 2005 and 2007 he did his postdoctoral thesis at the Department of Intensive Care, Austin Hospital, Melbourne, Australia. Since 2010 he has worked as staff specialist in nephrology at the Department of Nephrology, Hypertension, Diabetes, and Endocrinology, Medical Faculty of the Otto von Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany, where he is an Assistant Professor. His main research interest is the prediction and prevention of acute kidney injury and the pathophysiological understanding of tubular damage biomarkers. He has published more than 70 scientific publications and 10 book chapters. His current h-index is 20. Michael Haase is editor of the Clinical Kidney Journal (formerly NDT Plus) and serves as a reviewer for more than 25 peer-reviewed journals including Nature Medicine, Circulation, and The Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. He received the Nils Alwall Prize 2009, the highest clinical award endowed by the German Society of Nephrology.

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