Silva´s Diagnostic Renal Pathology
Xin J. Zhou (Ed.)
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Description for Silva´s Diagnostic Renal Pathology
hardcover. This book includes more than 1,000 photomicrographs to diagnose a wide range of kidney diseases through every diagnostic modality. Editor(s): Zhou, Xin J.; Laszik, Zoltan; Nadasdy, Tibor; D'Agati, Vivette; Silva, Fred G. Num Pages: 636 pages, 236 b/w illus. 888 colour illus. 30 tables. BIC Classification: MJR; MMF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 287 x 225 x 32. Weight in Grams: 2080.
The kidneys are responsible for many key bodily functions, but their primary role as a filter of toxins makes them extremely susceptible to disease. Often these diseases can only be diagnosed through a renal biopsy, a complicated procedure requiring ancillary immunologic and molecular diagnostic techniques. This book covers all methods used by renal pathologists to diagnose a wide range of kidney diseases. Unlike most literature on renal pathology, this book is situated on the midpoint between encyclopedic and superficial coverage, written for the signing-out pathologist. While focusing on tumors and transplantation rejection, a full spectrum of infectious, inflammatory, and congenital ... Read more
The kidneys are responsible for many key bodily functions, but their primary role as a filter of toxins makes them extremely susceptible to disease. Often these diseases can only be diagnosed through a renal biopsy, a complicated procedure requiring ancillary immunologic and molecular diagnostic techniques. This book covers all methods used by renal pathologists to diagnose a wide range of kidney diseases. Unlike most literature on renal pathology, this book is situated on the midpoint between encyclopedic and superficial coverage, written for the signing-out pathologist. While focusing on tumors and transplantation rejection, a full spectrum of infectious, inflammatory, and congenital ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
636
Condition
New
Number of Pages
636
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521877022
SKU
V9780521877022
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About Xin J. Zhou (Ed.)
Xin J. Zhou, MD, is professor of pathology and internal medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas. Dr Zhou is past president of the Chinese American Society of Nephrology and has been practising pathology for more than 22 years. Zoltan Laszik, MD, is associate professor of clinical pathology at the University of California, San Francisco School of ... Read more
Reviews for Silva´s Diagnostic Renal Pathology
'The aesthetically designed, deductive diagnostic algorithms are distinctive features in all chapters and serve as an exceedingly valuable guides for differential diagnostic work-up … commendably fills a major need for a mediumsized renal pathology textbook and has my unreserved recommendation for nephrology trainees and practising nephrologists.' Kidney International 'This is an excellent book, and even though there are several very ... Read more