Practical Procedures in Pediatric Nephrology

A practical guide to the diagnosis and management of renal disorders in children.

Each chapter is presented as a series of challenging case scenarios with detailed analysis of symptoms and signs, laboratory data, differential diagnosis, and management. A bibliography is included after each set of clinical cases.

The book covers current ‘hot topics’ including nuclear medicine, diary for assessment of voiding disorders, renal biopsy tissue, research methodology, biostatistics, and drug therapy in kidney disease.

The book is highly illustrated with anatomical artwork, radiological images, tables and clinical urinary histopathological plates.

Key points

• Practical guide to diagnosis and management of renal disorders in children
• Chapters presented as series of challenging case scenarios
• Discusses current ‘hot topics’
• Highly illustrated with anatomical artwork, radiological images, tables and urinary histological plates

Subal Kumar Pradhan MD FPN FISPN
Assistant Professor, Paediatric Nephrology, SVP Institute of Paediatrics, Cuttack, Odisha, India

Rajiv Sinha MD MNAMS FRCPCH CCT Fellowship Paediatric Nephrology
Associate Professor and Head of Department, Paediatric Nephrology, Institute of Child Health, Kolkata; Consultant Paediatric Nephrologist, AMRI Hospital & Fortis Hospital, Kolkata, India