Overview
- Each chapter opens with 5 to 8 bullet points that provide key learning objectives for the chapter
- Chapters close with a synopsis that summarizes the content within the chapter
- Appendices include clinical references and practical tools for the clinician
- Case studies are presented at the conclusion of the stone classification chapters
Part of the book series: Nutrition and Health (NH)
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Table of contents (28 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Overview
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Front Matter
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Diagnosis and Treatment
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Prevention, Medical and Nutritional Managements for Different Types of Stones
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Special Consideration
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Keywords
About this book
This text comprehensively covers the nutritional and medical management and prevention of kidney stones. Sections address types of stones, nutritional risks, medical and pharmaceutical managements, prevention of recurrence, and special consideration of stone risks among specific diseases such as obesity with gastric bypass, chronic kidney disease, and gastric intestinal disorders. Diagnosis of kidney stones, urinalysis and biochemical indices, dietary assessment, and medical nutrition therapy for specific types of kidney stones are also included. In addition, case studies are provided in the appendix. Cutting edge research is also highlighted in regards to pharmaceutical treatments and epidemiological findings in nutrition and kidney stones.
Nutrition in Medical Management of Kidney Stones will be a practical resource for health professionals in the fields of nutrition, nephrology, urology, and general medicine, as well as medical students, resident physicians, and allied health clinicians whose research, practice, and education includes nutrition and kidney stones.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates
Department of Nephrology
Boston, MA
USA
Walter P. Mutter
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Department of Nephrology
Newton, MA
USA
Samer Nasser
Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates
Department of Nephrology
Boston, MA
USA
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Nutritional and Medical Management of Kidney Stones
Editors: Haewook Han, Walter P. Mutter, Samer Nasser
Series Title: Nutrition and Health
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15534-6
Publisher: Humana Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-15533-9Published: 24 July 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-15536-0Published: 15 August 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-15534-6Published: 12 July 2019
Series ISSN: 2628-197X
Series E-ISSN: 2628-1961
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXI, 353
Number of Illustrations: 22 b/w illustrations, 32 illustrations in colour
Topics: Clinical Nutrition, Nephrology, Urology