Managing Renal Injury in the Elderly Patient

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Haase, Michael (Editor), Haase-Fielitz, Anja (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Pharmacology.; General practice (Medicine).; Critical care medicine.; Cardiology.; Nephrology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Intensive / Critical Care Medicine.; General Practice / Family Medicine.; Pharmacology/Toxicology.

As the number of people aged 65 years and above rises, physicians are increasingly confronted by elderly patients with impaired renal function, altered drug metabolism and multiple comorbidities. This book examines in detail the nature of renal injury in the elderly and its optimal management. A wid...