Oxford Desk Reference: Nephrology

Professor Barratt has been a Consultant Nephrologist for the past 15 years working across all aspects of nephrology but with a clinical and research interest in glomerular disease. He leads the Renal Research Group within the College of Life Sciences, University of Leicester and his research is focussed on a bench to bedside approach to improving our understanding of the pathogenesis of IgA nephropathy a common global cause of kidney failure.Peter Topham has been a consultant nephrologist for 20 years working in a UK teaching hospital renal unit. He has worked across all aspects of nephrology but has a particular clinical and research interest in renal transplantation, ANCA-associated vasculitis and lupus, glomerular disease, and hypertension.Professor Carr has been a Consultant Nephrologist for 25 years working across all aspects of clinical nephrology with an interest in cardiovascular disease, pregnancy and renal transplantation. She has a broad experience of clinical research and an interest in medical education and training.Mustafa ARICI, MD. is a Professor of Medicine (Nephrology) at Hacettepe University in Ankara-TURKEY. He is a member of the Science Academy of TURKEY, Secretary General to Turkish Society of Nephrology, Executive Committee Member of KDIGO and Registry Committee Member of ERA-EDTA. His main research interests are concentrated on chronic kidney disease and hypertension with a special focus on mechanisms involved in progression of kidney disease, albuminuria and fibrosis, cardiovascular risks and complications in CKD and dialysis, epidemiology of hypertension and cardiorenal risks of sodium consumption. He is the author of over 150 original contributions and review articles, as well as author/editor of several books in internal medicine and nephrology.Dr Adrian Liew is a Senior Consultant Nephrologist who holds multiple leadership positions in various international societies and organizations. He has been involved in the development and improvement of renal programs, focusing on glomerular diseases and peritoneal dialysis initiatives, in several low-resource countries and has spearheaded various educational programs in these regions. He is also part of the Steering Committee, national leader and investigator for multiple global clinical trials on glomerular diseases, peritoneal dialysis and diabetic kidney disease.

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• 1: General Considerations in patients with renal disease2: Hypertension3: Fluid and electrolyte disorders4: Glomerular disease5: Tubular and Interstitial disease6: The kidney in systemic disease7: Diabetes and the Kidney8: Infection and the kidney9: Inherited renal disease10: Pregnancy and the kidney11: The child with kidney disease12: Acute kidney injury (AKI)13: Chronic kidney disease (CKD)14: Management of advanced CKD15: Renal transplantation16: Urological aspects of renal diseaseAppendices1: Anatomy of the kidney and nephron2: Calculations for acid-base balance and extracellular fluid volume3: Calculations of the glomerular filtration rate4: Relationship of glomerular filtration rate with age5: Calculations of dialysis adequacy6: Classification of chronic kidney disease7: Internet resources8: Professional societies9: Clinical practice guidelines and renal registries10: Information resources for professionals11: Information resources for patients and carers12: Patient counseling tools13: Biochemistry conversion table