Handbook of Renal Biopsy Pathology

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XII

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2. Introduction

   • Alexander J. Howie

   Pages 1-3

3. General Points About Renal Biopsy Specimens

   • Alexander J. Howie

   Pages 5-9

4. Technical Handling of Renal Biopsy Specimens

   • Alexander J. Howie

   Pages 11-18

5. How to Look at a Renal Biopsy Specimen: Preliminary Study

   • Alexander J. Howie

   Pages 19-29

6. How to Look at a Renal Biopsy Specimen: Initial Study of the Kidney

   • Alexander J. Howie

   Pages 31-48

7. Indication for Biopsy: Nephrotic Syndrome

   • Alexander J. Howie

   Pages 49-137

8. Indication for Biopsy: Acute Renal Failure

   • Alexander J. Howie

   Pages 139-201

9. Indication for Biopsy: Chronic Renal Failure

   • Alexander J. Howie

   Pages 203-232

10. Indication for Biopsy: Hematuria

    • Alexander J. Howie

    Pages 233-251

11. Indication for Biopsy: Proteinuria

    • Alexander J. Howie

    Pages 253-261

12. Indication for Biopsy: Renal Allograft

    • Alexander J. Howie

    Pages 263-304

13. Other Indications for Biopsy of Kidneys

    • Alexander J. Howie

    Pages 305-315

14. Back Matter

    Pages 317-337

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My aim was to write a short, clear, useful, and interesting guide to the ?ndings in renal biopsy specimens. Particular parts of this aim were to show how a diagnosis can be reached,and what informationtaken from a specimenis clinically signi?cant and helpful. This guide was designed for pathologists and trainee pathologists who look at the specimens, nephrologists and transplant surgeons and their trainees who take the specimens, medical students who will be the next generation to take and look at the specimens, and anyone else who may have contact with people with renal disorders, such as dialysis and transplant nurses and pharmacists. There is a major difference from most other texts on renal biopsy pathology, which approach the subject by a consideration of each disease separately. In real life, the disease is not known before the biopsy. This text shows how the diagnosis can be made starting from simple information,the clinical indication for the biopsy, followed by interpretation of changes seen in the specimen. Other features not found in many texts are practical tips on the differentiation between possible diagnoses, information about eponyms and the origins of words, a guide to pronunciation of names, and a mention of famous people who have had renal disorders.

• Dialysis
• Pathologists
• Segmental Sclerosing Glomerular Disorders
• Transplant
• biopsy
• kidney
• nephrology
• pathogenesis

From the reviews of the second edition:

"This brief handbook of renal pathology, almost a pocket-sized book, could be easily carried around by busy nephrologists or renal pathologists. … Pathologists and their trainees, nephrologists, and renal transplant surgeons are the intended audience. It also could be used by medical students and residents in internal medicine, nurses, and pharmacists. … This is a wonderful little book that will appeal to practicing nephrologists, nephropathologists, and renal transplant surgeons, as well as their trainees." (Ivan Damjanov, Doody’s Review Service, February, 2009)

• University College London, London, United Kingdom

  Alexander J. Howie

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