Preface.
Acknowledgements.

How to use this book.

Normal range for investigations.

Part 1 Basics.

Basic science.

Approach to the patient.

Clinical overview.

Part 2 Cases.

Patients with acute renal failure.

Case 1 An 84-year-old man with a reduced urine output.

Case 2 A 74-year-old man with acute renal failure.

Case 3 A 64-year-old man with back pain and polydipsia.

Case 4 A 20-year-old female with facial swelling and coke-coloured urine.

Case 5 A 68-year-old man with hearing loss, fatigue and arthralgia.

Case 6 A 19-year-old man with macroscopic haematuria.

Case 7 A 27-year-old female with a rash and renal impairment.

Case 8 A 26-year-old man with haemoptysis and oliguria.

Case 9 A 25-year-old female presents with rash and joint pain.

Case 10 An 18-year-old female with lethargy and headache.

Patients with nephrotic syndrome.

Case 11 A 56-year-old man with ankle swelling.

Case 12 An 80-year-old with abdominal discomfort and ankle swelling.

Case 13 A 23-year-old obese female with ankle swelling.

Case 14 A 15-year-old female with with facial swelling and frothy urine.

Patients with hypertension.

Case 15 A 50-year-old woman with hypertension.

Case 16 A 60-year-old male smoker with hypertension and renal impairment.

Patients with urine dipstick abnormalities.

Case 17 A 25-year-old woman with dysuria and urine dipstick abnormalities.

Case 18 A 40-year-old ex-intravenous drug user with protein and blood on urine dipstick.

Case 19 A 35-year-old man with macroscopic haematuria.

Case 20 An 82-year-old lady with dark urine.

Acid-base and electrolyte problems.

Case 21 A 28-year-old type I diabetic man with abdominal pain and vomiting.

Case 22 A 22-year-old with weakness and lethargy.

Case 23 A 58-year-old type 2 diabetic with confusion and hyponatraemia.

Patients with CKD/ESRF.

Case 24 A 49-year-old man with headache and malaise.

Case 25 A 23-year-old man with shortness of breath.

Case 26 A 34-year-old man on haemodialysis.

Case 27 A 54-year-old man with end-stage renal failure.

Case 28 A 50-year-old man on peritoneal dialysis with abdominal pain.

Renal transplantation.

Case 29 A 49-year-old man with chronic kidney disease.

Case 30 A 38-year-old man with a rise in creatinine 2 weeks post-renal transplant.

Case 31 A 45-year-old man with a renal transplant and fever.

Part 3 Self-assessment.

MCQs.

EMQs.

SAQs.

Answers.

Index of cases by diagnosis.

Index