really good for SHOs, a bit basic for reegistrars...
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I really like this oxford handbook. It is perfect as a guide for renal SHOs like myself who only spend 4 months in the speciality. The topics are divided up into really neat sections and the scope is very comprehensive. However the detail particularly on management steps is fairly prinicple based and not very detailed. The sections on basic science are really good but not laborious. Overall probably a bit basic for registrars but perfect for SHOS, gp...
(MUCH MUCH MORE relevant for drs than the oxford handbook of dialysis which is a technical manual).
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A simple but comprehensive book
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Renal medicine is considered to be a complex science for its unique nature of involving with patients both at clinical and biochemical level on daily basis. This book approaches this complexity with a simple way to present both these involvements in a unified way. Its starts with brief clinical assessment of a renal patient both in out patient and inpatient setup. It then focuses on two main clinical challenges, the ARF and CRF. This book explains each one of them in detail, explaining clinical signs, Laboratory features and management strategies as the renal disease unfolds itself. This book addresses diverse topics including renal replacement therapy at one end and renal physiology and pharmacology at other end. I think this is invaluable treasure for all those concerned with renal patients at junior or senior level. I think this is simple but comprehensive book.
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