Overview
Provides guidance for the healthcare team on treating and managing women with kidney disease
Covers the physiologic changes, pathophysiologic conditions and various diseases of the pregnant patient
Fills a significant knowledge gap for nephrologists, obstetricians and gynecologists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, residents and fellows in training, and medical students
Written by experts in the field
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
The female patient with chronic kidney disease often requires care that differs from the male patient. Particularly in the pregnant patient, a specialized body of knowledge is required to provide optimal care. This book focuses on such issues encountered during pregnancy including physiology and pathophysiology of pregnancy, hypertension, preeclampsia, various electrolyte disorders, nephrolithiasis, pharmacological management in the pregnant patient with kidney disease and during breastfeeding, acute kidney and chronic kidney disease, dialysis of the pregnant patient, lupus nephritis, thrombotic microangiopathy, glomerular disease management, use of renal biopsy during pregnancy, care of the female transplant patient, contraceptive counseling and postpartum care, various endocrine disorders, and bone disease in the female patient with chronic kidney disease. This book features the latest evidence and clinical approaches for the beginner or for the experienced practitioners who care for pregnant woman or even for those who require expertise in women’s health.
Written by experts in the field, Obstetric and Gynecologic Nephrology: Women’s Health Issues in the Patient with Kidney Disease is a valuable resource for clinicians and practitioners involved in the care and treatment of obstetric and gynecologic patients afflicted with kidney disease.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Mala Sachdeva, MD
Northwell Health System
Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Division of Kidney Diseases and Hypertension
Great Neck, NY
USA
Ilene Miller, MD
Northwell Health System
Great Neck, NY
USA
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Obstetric and Gynecologic Nephrology
Book Subtitle: Women’s Health Issues in the Patient With Kidney Disease
Editors: Mala Sachdeva, Ilene Miller
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25324-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-25323-3Published: 06 November 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-25326-4Published: 06 November 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-25324-0Published: 18 October 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 291
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 27 illustrations in colour
Topics: Nephrology, Gynecology