Chronic kidney disease. Elected head of nephrology

The book considers the modern concept of chronic kidney disease, in this regard the issues of terminology, epidemiology, risk factors for the development, diagnosis and mechanisms of progression of kidney lesions of any etiology, as well as their classification, strategy and tactics of nephroprotation are discussed.
Modern ideas about the mechanisms of proteinuria and the significance of the latter in the formation of nephrosclerosis are presented, the role of gender and age-related structural-functional changes in the development of chronic kidney disease is reflected.
individual chapters are devoted to issues of epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical picture, prevention and treatment of kidney damage in diabetes, HIV infection, viral hepatitis C. The special chapter presents the problem of the pathology of the transplanted kidney.
The publication is intended for nephrologists, doctors of general practices, family doctors, endocrinologists, nephroshtologists and doctors of other related specialties, as well as for students of medical universities, clinical residents and graduate students