Glomerulonephritis

About this book

This Handbook serves as a convenient state-of-the-art and comprehensive resource on the pathogenesis diagnosis and treatment of glomerular diseases. Clinical approaches modalities and challenges are provided along with new developments since the publication of Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO): Glomerulonephritis. Chapters dedicated to glomerular diseases mirror the current classification schemes used by Nephrologists and Pathologists and will include definition and natural history epidemiology clinical manifestations pathology diagnosis differential diagnosis treatment (algorithms when appropriate) prognosis and future prospects and current direction of research. Contributing authors consist of internationally renowned glomerulonephritis experts renal pathologists and clinical nephrologists who are engaged in the management of glomerular diseases in clinical pediatric and internal medicine practices. Glomerulonephritis fills a considerable knowledge gap for general nephrologists providers involved with the care of patients with glomerular diseases and researchers. It should also be of value to medical students interns residents and fellows as well as all clinicians engaged in medical education.