OXFORD DESK REFERENCE NEPHROLOGY

IN THIS ERA OF EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE, ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES CONFRONTING CLINICIANS IS KEEPING ABREAST WITH OFTEN RAPIDLY CHANGING RECOMMENDATIONS THAT GUIDE CLINICAL PRACTICE. WHILE IT IS CLEARLY HELPFUL TO HAVE RESEARCH-BASED GUIDELINES AND PROTOCOLS TO DRAW UPON, IT IS NOT ALWAYS EASY TO ACCESS THIS INFORMATION PARTICULARLY AT THE TIME WHEN IT IS NEEDED MOST, SUCH AS ON A WARD ROUND OR IN A BUSY OUTPATIENT CLINIC. THESE EVIDENCE-BASED GUIDELINES, PRODUCED BY NATIONAL ORGANISATIONS (THE RENAL ASSOCIATION, BRITISH HYPERTENSION SOCIETY, NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CLINICAL EXCELLENCE) AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS (INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY, NATIONAL KIDNEY FEDERATION- KDOQI) ARE OFTEN FOUND IN A VARIETY OF LOCATIONS AND PUBLISHED MEDIA AND THEREFORE TIMELY ACCESS IS NOT ALWAYS POSSIBLE. THIS DESK REFERENCE IS DESIGNED TO OVERCOME THIS PROBLEM. THE EDITORS HAVE PRODUCED A COMPREHENSIVE SUMMARY OF NEPHROLOGY WHICH FOCUSES ON ASPECTS OF RENAL DISEASE THAT ARE I