Pediatric Nephrology Book

	Contributing Authors
	Preface and Dedication
1	Embryology	3
2	Glomerular Circulation and Function	25
3	Tubular Function	45
4	Perinatal Urology	73
5	Renal Dysplasia/Hypoplasia	83
6	Syndromes and Malformations of the Urinary Tract	93
7	Sodium and Water	125
8	Potassium	147
9	Acid-Base Homeostasis	189
10	Calcium and Phosphorus	209
11	Disorders of Phosphorus, Calcium, and Vitamin D	237
12	Nutrition and Metabolism	255
13	Fluid and Electrolyte Therapy in Children	275
14	Molecular Biology	301
15	In Vitro Methods in Renal Research	317
16	Animal Models	335
17	Clinical Investigation	347
18	Genetics	363
19	Tissue Engineering	373
20	Clinical Evaluation	387
21	Laboratory Investigations	399
22	Evaluation of Growth and Development	425
23	Diagnostic Imaging	449
24	Renal Pathology	475
25	Congenital Nephrotic Syndrome	503
26	Inherited Glomerular Diseases	517
27	Steroid-Sensitive Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome in Children	543
28	Steroid-Resistant Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome in Children	557
29	Immune Mechanisms of Glomerular Injury	575
30	Acute Proliferative Glomerulonephritis	601
31	Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy	615
32	Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis	629
33	Membranous Nephropathy	641
34	Crescentic Glomerulonephritis	655
35	Nephronophthisis-Medullary Cystic Kidney Disease	665
36	Polycystic Kidney Disease	675
37	Aminoaciduria and Glycosuria	701
38	Tubular Disorders of Electrolyte Regulation	729
39	Renal Tubular Acidosis	757
40	Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus	777
41	Cystinosis and Fanconi Syndrome	789
42	Primary Hyperoxaluria	807
43	Tubulointerstitial Nephritis	817
44	Renal Vasculitis	835
45	Henoch-Schonlein Purpura	851
46	Systemic Lupus Erythematosus	865
47	Hemolytic Uremic Syndromes	887
48	Sickle Cell Nephropathy	917
49	Diabetic Nephropathy	931
50	Renal Manifestations of Metabolic Disorders	941
51	Infectious Diseases and the Kidney	955
52	Nephrotoxins	987
53	Urinary Tract Infection	1007
54	Vesicoureteral Reflux and Scarring	1027
55	Obstructive Uropathy	1049
56	Bladder Dysfunction	1077
57	Urolithiasis	1091
58	Pediatric Renal Tumors	1113
59	Epidemiology of Hypertension	1125
60	Pathophysiology of Hypertension	1153
61	Evaluation of Hypertension in Childhood Diseases	1179
62	Treatment of Hypertension	1199
63	Pathogenesis of Acute Renal Failure	1223
64	Clinical Evaluation and Management	1233
65	Management of Acute Renal Failure	1253
66	Pathophysiology of Progressive Renal Disease	1269
67	Conservative Management of Chronic Renal Insufficiency	1291
68	Endocrine and Growth Disorders in Chronic Renal Failure	1313
69	Renal Osteodystrophy	1347
70	Peritoneal Dialysis	1375
71	Hemodialysis	1395
72	Transplantation Immunobilogy	1411
73	Pediatric Renal Transplantation	1437
74	Ethical Considerations	1469
75A	Overview	1481
75B	Europe	1485
75C	Japan	1491
75D	North America	1495
75E	Africa	1499
75F	Latin America	1507
75G	Australia and New Zealand	1513
75H	Asia	1517
	Index	1525