Description |
1 online resource (xix, 902 pages) : illustrations. |
Series |
Health reference series |
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Gale eBooks
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Health reference series.
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"Basic Consumer Health Information about the Kidneys and Urinary System, Including Bladder, Urethra, and Ureters, with Facts about Urinary Tract Infections, Urinary Incontinence, Congenital Disorders, Kidney Stones, Cancers of the Kidneys and Urinary Tract, Kidney Failure, Dialysis, and Kidney Transplantation Along with Statistical and Demographic Information, Summary of Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests, a Glossary of Related Terms, and a Directory of Resources for Additional Help and Information." |
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Includes index. |
Contents |
part 1. Understanding the urinary system -- part 2. Acute and chronic kidney diseases -- part 3. Diagnostic tests for kidney disease -- part 4. Disorders of the urinary tract -- part 5. Disorders of the bladder -- part 6. Genetic and congenital disorders that affect the kidneys -- part 7. Cancers of the kidneys and urinary tract -- part 8. Kidney failure : end-stage renal disease -- part 9. Additional help and information. |
Summary |
Provides information about the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of problems that impact the body's urinary system, including bladder control problems, kidney stones, cancers, infections, prostate enlargement, glomerular diseases, and kidney failure. |
Subject |
Urinary organs -- Popular works.
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Urinary organs -- Diseases -- Popular works.
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Kidneys -- Diseases -- Popular works.
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Consumer education.
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Added Author |
Williams, Angela, 1963- editor.
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Gale (Firm)
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Other Form: |
Print version: Kidney disease and urinary tract disorders sourcebook. Detroit, MI : Omnigraphics, Inc., [2020] 9780780818408 (DLC) 2020005645 |
ISBN |
9780780818415 (electronic book) |
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9780780818408 (library binding) |
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