DESCRIPTION:
This case based resource focuses on kidney disease in patients with cancer. Chapters cover the pathophysiology and management of specific kidney diseases in cancer patients, as well as the impact of chemotherapy, toxicity of organ and stem cell transplantation and other emerging therapies. Filling a significant knowledge gap in this burgeoning field, Onconephrology features the latest evidence and clinical approaches for the beginner or experienced practitioner.
FEATRURE:
- Covers the pathophysiology and management of kidney diseases in cancer patients
- Case based resource features the latest evidence and clinical approaches
- Fills a significant knowledge gap for nephrologists, hematologists and oncologists
CONTENTS:
Introduction: Onconephrology: Caring for the cancer patient with kidney disease
1: Acute Kidney Injury in Cancer Patients
2: Chronic Kidney Disease In Cancer Patients
3: Glomerular Diseases seen with Solid Tumors and Hematological Malignancies
4: Nephrotoxicity of Chemotherapy Agents
5: Biological Cancer Therapies and the Kidney
6: Rational Dosing of Chemotherapy in Patients with Kidney Failure
7: Electrolyte Disorders in Cancer Patients
8: Tumor Lysis Syndrome
9: Surgical and Medical Options in the Management of Renal Cell Carcinoma
10: Renal Cell Carcinoma and Chronic Kidney Disease
11: Renal Disease Following Hematopoetic Stem Cell Transplantation
12: Radiation Nephropathy
13: Dysproteinemias and kidney disease
14: The Amyloidoses
15: Obstructive Renal disease in cancer patients
16: Cancer in the Kidney Transplant Recipient
17: Cancer, Palliative Care and Acute Kidney Injury- The Hard Decisions of Offering or Not Offering Dialysis
