- OXFORD MEDICAL PUBLICATIONS Oxford Desk Reference Nephrology
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Contributors
- Chapter 1 Assessment of renal disease
- Chapter 2 Fluid and electrolyte disorders
- Chapter 3 Glomerular disease
- Chapter 4 The kidney in systemic disease
- Chapter 5 Tubular disease
- Chapter 6 Chronic interstitial disease
- Chapter 7 Urinary tract infection
- Chapter 8 Renal stone disease
- Chapter 9 Hypertension
- Chapter 10 Acute kidney injury (AKI)
- Chapter 11 Chronic kidney disease (CKD)
- Chapter 12 Special problems in chronic kidney disease
- Chapter 13 Dialysis
- Chapter 14 Renal transplantation
- Chapter 15 Inherited renal disease
- Chapter 16 Structural and congenital abnormalities
- Chapter 17 Malignancy of the kidney and urinary tract
- Chapter 18 Pharmacology and drug use in kidney disease
- Appendix
- Index
(p. 689) Pharmacology and drug use in kidney disease
- Chapter:
- (p. 689) Pharmacology and drug use in kidney disease
- Author(s):
Jonathan Barratt
, Kevin Harris
, and Peter Topham
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med/9780199229567.003.0018
Handling of drugs in kidney disease 690
Drug-induced nephropathies 698
Clinical use of diuretics 708
Systemic cancer therapies and the kidney 714
The handling of drugs in the body (pharmacokinetics) is significantly altered in renal disease and also by the reduction in renal function with advancing age. Many drugs, and some active metabolites, are eliminated by the kidney, either by glomerular filtration or tubular secretion. Patients with kidney disease, and especially those who require dialysis, are often on multiple drugs....
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- OXFORD MEDICAL PUBLICATIONS Oxford Desk Reference Nephrology
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Contributors
- Chapter 1 Assessment of renal disease
- Chapter 2 Fluid and electrolyte disorders
- Chapter 3 Glomerular disease
- Chapter 4 The kidney in systemic disease
- Chapter 5 Tubular disease
- Chapter 6 Chronic interstitial disease
- Chapter 7 Urinary tract infection
- Chapter 8 Renal stone disease
- Chapter 9 Hypertension
- Chapter 10 Acute kidney injury (AKI)
- Chapter 11 Chronic kidney disease (CKD)
- Chapter 12 Special problems in chronic kidney disease
- Chapter 13 Dialysis
- Chapter 14 Renal transplantation
- Chapter 15 Inherited renal disease
- Chapter 16 Structural and congenital abnormalities
- Chapter 17 Malignancy of the kidney and urinary tract
- Chapter 18 Pharmacology and drug use in kidney disease
- Appendix
- Index