Now in its thoroughly revised, updated Fourth Edition , this pocket book is a concise, clinically-oriented guide to the care of patients with kidney disease, hypertension, and related disorders. It is ideally suited for medicine residents and fellows, medical students in clerkships, and practicing physicians seeking an inexpensive, clinically-oriented primer in this complex area. This edition's expanded section on hypertension includes new chapters on hypertensive crises and diuretic therapy. The section on the patient workup features two new chapters on tests for evaluating kidney function. Other new chapters cover renal vasculitis and renal involvement in specific systemic disorders. New information on hypertension is integrated throughout the text