Principles of Renal Physiology / Edition 5

by Christopher J. Lote

Overview

A good knowledge of renal physiology is essential to the understanding of many disease states. The purpose of the book is to set out the principles of renal physiology and normal renal function.

Now in its 30^th year of continuous publication, this new edition offers a logical progression through renal physiology and pathophysiology. In addition, the anatomy, physiology, pharmacology and pathology of the kidney are covered – making it highly suitable for system based courses.

This 5^th edition has been extensively revised and features a wealth of new and widely accepted information about kidney function. This includes our understanding of the role of the glycocalyx and structural proteins in glomerular filtration; details of tubular transport, tight junctions and paracellular transport; and an update of the loops of Henle functioning.

Principles of Renal Physiology, 5^th Edition is a concise and easily readable text ideal for undergraduate medical and medical science students.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781461437840
Publisher:	Springer New York
Publication date:	06/23/2012
Edition description:	5th ed. 2012
Pages:	204
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.02(d)

About the Author

Lote, Chris (Univ of Birmingham)

Table of Contents

Preface

Terminology and Abbreviations

Chapter 1 The Body Fluids

Chapter 2 Essential Anatomy of the Kidney

Chapter 3 Glomerular Filtration

Chapter 4 Tubular Transport

Chapter 5 The Proximal Tubule

Chapter 6 The Loop of Henle, Distal Tubule and Collecting Duct

Chapter 7 Renal Blood Flow and Glomerular Filtration Rate

Chapter 8 Regulation of Body Fluid Osmolality

Chapter 9 Regulation of Body Fluid Volume

Chapter 10 Renal Regulation of Body Fluid pH

Chapter 11 Renal Control of Body Fluid Potassium Content

Chapter 12 Renal Regulation of Body Calcium, Magnesium and Phosphate

Chapter 13 Summary of the Principle Reabsorptive and Secretory Processes in the Nephron Segments

Chapter 14 Disease Conditions Which Alter Renal Sodium and Water Reabsorption

Chapter 15 Use of Diuretics

Answers to Problems

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Pavan Kapadia, M.D. (University of Kentucky College of Medicine)
Description: This is the fifth edition of an introduction to the principles of normal renal physiology and function.
Purpose: The goal is to provide an introduction to and basic review of normal renal physiology and function in a concise format for undergraduate and preclinical medical science students. This edition has been lengthened and revised to include new information about kidney function from the last 10 years.
Audience: The book is intended for premedical and medical students, covering the anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, and pathology of the kidney in a thorough and concise format.
Features: Although no new chapters have been added, each one has been revised and updated to incorporate new information about kidney function, which includes our understanding of the role of the glycocalyx and structural proteins in glomerular filtration; details of tubular transport, tight junctions, and paracellular transport; and an update of the loops of Henle functioning. The book ends with two chapters on the renal pathology associated with various diseases and the use of diuretics. Throughout, basic renal physiology problems and questions reinforce learning, while numerous figures, tables, and pictures reinforce concepts. In addition, special topic boxes highlight important correlations and further reading sections offer important review articles for each topic.
Assessment: This revised edition adequately meets its purpose of introducing renal anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, and pathology to basic medical science students. Each topic is covered in a methodical fashion, with each section building on the previous one. Special topic boxes and renal tubule diagrams offer particularly pertinent information and strong clinical correlations. However, several sections are ambiguous or somewhat confusing, in which case more clarification or images would be beneficial. Also, more high-resolution and color images would likely serve the audience better. Nevertheless, the material is succinct and presented well, making this a good introductory source on nephrology.

Doody's Review Service

From the reviews of the fifth edition:

“A book on the (human) renal system for undergraduate medical and medical science students. … I was pleased to see that up to date references are used … to take account of the developments in renal physiology over the last decade. This is a concise, clearly written, easy to read book that explains complex concepts in a way that makes them easy to grasp. … it provides a solid grounding in renal physiology as it sets out to do.” (Sean McKeag, BTS Newsletter – The British Toxicology Society, Issue 43, Winter, 2013)

“This is the fifth edition of an introduction to the principles of normal renal physiology and function. … The book is intended for premedical and medical students, covering the anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, and pathology of the kidney in a thorough and concise format. … special topic boxes highlight important correlations and further reading sections offer important review articles for each topic. … the material is succinct and presented well, making this is a good introductory source on nephrology.” (Pavan Kapadia, Doody’s Review Service, October, 2012)

From the Publisher

3 Stars from Doody

This book is based on the author's lecture course in renal physiology. It is a simplified and easy-to-read review of the subject. This is the fourth edition, and the third was published in 1994. The purpose is to set out the principles of renal physiology for preclinical medical students. The main focus is to review normal renal function. A second objective is to discuss renal adaptation to many disease states. In this newer edition the author provides further integration of renal anatomy, pharmacology, and pathology to renal physiology. The author successfully achieves his goal. This book is written primarily for undergraduate medical and medical science students. It is obvious that the author is very experienced in the subject and has an excellent, easy-to-read style. He does make complex concepts easy to understand. The author follows a traditional sequence of topics in renal physiology. First, he provides a comprehensive review of body fluids composition, followed by the normal function of each segment of the nephron. Subsequently he discusses the role of the kidney in fluids, electrolytes, and acid-base regulation. This book contains a few unique and very desirable features. The figures are very clear and generous in size, which makes fine details easy to depict. The frequent use of ""shaded titles"" and legends to figures and tables is very pleasing to the eyes. The author provides a few ""problems"" to solve at the end of some chapters to further highlight important topics. This book is excellent as a primer in renal physiology. All the major topics are covered in an easy-to-read style. The author clearly has the experience to transform a complex concept intosomething that is easy to understand. This is particularly important to students who are just beginning to learn these materials. This book can be useful to interns and residents who may be struggling in some aspects of renal physiology. In addition, I find it quite suitable as a framework for instructors of renal physiology.

B. Peter Sawaya

A much updated edition (first, 1982) of a compact introductory physiology text on the functions of the liver, including an up-to- date analysis of basic functions of the nephron, as well as a concise survey of the major regulatory mechanisms of salt and water homeostasis. Helpful line diagrams throughout. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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