Heptinstall's Pathology of the Kidney, 2 vol. set

Guided by the biggest names in renal pathology, the new Sixth Edition of this gold-standard text thoroughly examines the origins and manifestations of kidney disease. Experts offer careful pathologic descriptions, appropriate clinical correlations, and extensive discussions on causes and pathogenesis to clarify your understanding and facilitate easy, accurate diagnosis.

This edition is in full color throughout and extensively reorganized. You'll appreciate the hundreds of razor-sharp illustrations, the increased number of international contributors, and the addition of important new topics. Two volumes make specific information even easier to pinpoint and retrieve.

Table Of Contents

Renal Anatomy and Histology

Renal Development

Primer on the Pathologic Diagnosis of Renal Disease

The Nephrotic Syndrome and Minimal Change Glomerulopathy

Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis

Membranous Glomerulopathy

Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis

Acute Postinfectious Glomerulonephritis and Glomerulonephritis Caused by Persistent Bacterial Infections

Renal Disease Associated with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection

IgA Nephropathy and Henoch-Schönlein Purpura Nephritis

Alport's Syndrome, Thin Basement Membrane Nephropathy, Nail Patella Syndrome, and Type III Collagen Glomerulopathy

Renal Disease in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Mixed Connective Tissue Disease, Sjögren's Syndrome, and Rheumatoid Arthritis

Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane Glomerulonephritis and Goodpasture's Syndrome

Pauci-Immune and Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Autoantibody Glomerulonephritis and Vasculitis

Renal Involvement in Polyarteritis Nodosa, Kawasaki Disease, Giant Cell Arteritis, and Takayasu Arteritis

Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura, and Other Thrombotic Microangiopathies and Coagulopathies

Renal Disease in Pregnancy

Diabetic Glomerulosclerosis and Other Renal Disease Caused by Diabetes Mellitus

Renal Diseases Associated With Plasma Cell Dyscrasias, Amyloidoses, Waldenström Macroglobulinemia and Cryoglobulinemic Nephropathies

Glomerular Diseases with Organized Deposits

Renal Disease Caused by Hypertension

Pyelonephritis and Other Infections, Reflux Nephropathy, Hydronephrosis, and Nephrolithiasis

Acute and Chronic Tubulointerstitial Nephritis

Ischemic and Toxic Acute Tubular Necrosis and Other Ischemic Renal Injury

Renal Disease Caused by Familial Metabolic and Hematologic Diseases

Renal Developmental Defects and Cystic Diseases

End-Stage Renal Disease

Renal Transplant Pathology

Renal Neoplasms