Renal Pathophysiology: The Essentials

by Helmut G. Rennke, Bradley M. Denker

This text offers second-year medical students a case-based approach to learning mechanisms of renal disease. Each chapter covers a disease and begins with a patient case, followed by discussion of the pathophysiology of the disease. Issues of differential diagnosis and therapy are linked to pathophysiologic mechanisms. Short questions interspersed in the text require students to apply their knowledge, and detailed answers to the questions are given. The Second Edition incorporates the latest findings regarding mechanisms of renal disease. This edition also has a two-color art program and a fresh new design that features cases, questions, and other pedagogical elements prominently.

Genres: Medical, Reference

375 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2006

Reviews

[stargazer · Rating 2 out of 5]

Probably the most poorly written medical textbook I've read so far. It's pretty disorganized, and doesn't make a lot of effort to explain a lot of the underlying mechanisms. The practice questions in the middle are particularly not useful. They take simple concepts and word them in what seems like a purposefully dense way.

[Baraa Qudah · Rating 4 out of 5]

a nice book ,
lengthy ,some chapters are boring about very detailed physiology , but other chapters about the pathophysiology of some diseases category is interesting .

absolutely not for exam purposes , but for more understunding about the kidney diseases this is nice book to go .

[Christopher Bartley · Rating 4 out of 5]

No time for other reading when in med school... Weak, barely attempts to explain the mechanisms. Read after Robbins Pathology.