3D Nephrology in Small Animals

AUTHORS: Óscar Cortadellas Rodríguez and
María Luisa Suárez Rey.
FORMAT: 22 × 28 cm.
NUMBER OF PAGES: 116.
NUMBER OF IMAGES: 150.
BINDING: hardcover, wire-o.

ISBN: 9788417225339

This book describes, in a way that greatly facilitates learning, the
most relevant renal diseases in cats and dogs, with a focus on their
pathophysiology and diagnosis, as well as on how they can be treated.
The content not only reflects the latest advances in nephrology, but
also shows the kidney in a way rarely seen in veterinary medicine.
Either by navigating through the ebook or by using the QR codes
in the printed version, readers will be able to view animations
designed to explain the anatomy and physiology of the kidney, the
pathophysiology of renal diseases, and certain surgical techniques.
Videos of the most common diagnostic techniques are also included,
together with many images, diagrams and 3D illustrations, which
turn this book into a very useful resource.
This book will undoubtedly help veterinary surgeons by providing
them with very accurate scientific information; it may also be used to
aid communication with pet owners.

Table of contents

1. Renal anatomy and physiology

  Introduction

  Kidneys

   Renal irrigation

   Innervation and lymphatic drainage

  Ureters

  Bladder

  Urethra

  Renal physiology

   Uropoietic function 

   Endocrine functions

2. Hereditary nephropathies

  Introduction

  Polycystic disease
   Treatment
  Renal dysplasia

  Hereditary nephritis
  Amyloidosis
  Immune-mediated glomerulonephritis

  Tubulopathies

   Fanconi syndrome 

   Cystinuria 

   Renal glycosuria 

3. Glomerular diseases

  Introduction 

  Glomerulonephritis 

   Classification

   Pathogenesis

   Clinical presentation

   Diagnosis

   Treatment 

  Renal amyloidosis

   Introduction

   Pathogenesis

   Clinical presentation

   Diagnosis

   Treatment 

  Nephrotic syndrome 

   Clinical presentation 

   Pathophysiology 

   Treatment 

DIAGNOSIS OF GLOMERULAR DISEASE

  Proteinuria

   Physiology and classification of proteinuria

   Practical assessment of proteinuria

   Prognostic factor

  Kidney biopsy

   Pre-biopsy considerations

   Techniques for obtaining kidney biopsies

   Aftercare and complications

   Processing of biopsy samples

   Diagnostic utility of the biopsy

4. Pyelonephritis

  Introduction

  Pathophysiology
  Clinical presentation
  Diagnosis
  Treatment 

5. Nephroureterolithiasis

  Introduction
  Clinical presentation
  Diagnosis
  Treatment

6. Hydronephrosis

  Introduction

  Aetiology 

  Pathogenesis 

  Clinical presentation

  Diagnosis 

   Ultrasound 

   Radiography 

  Treatment 

7. Renal abcesses

  Introduction

  Clinical presentation 

  Diagnosis 

  Treatment 

8. Perirenal pseudocysts

  Introduction 

  Clinical presentation  

  Diagnosis 

  Treatment 

9. Idiopathic renal haematuria

  Introduction 

  Clinical presentation 

  Diagnosis 

  Treatment 

10. Acute kidney injury

  Introduction 

  Phases of AKI

  Aetiology and pathogenesis

   Prerenal damage

   Postrenal damage

   Intrinsic renal damage

  Specific causes of AKI

   Ethylene glycol poisoning

   Leptospirosis

   Nephrotoxicity caused by aminoglycoside antibiotics 

   Nephrotoxicity caused by grapes and raisins 

   Nephrotoxicity caused by lilies

   Nephrotoxicity caused by NSAIDs

   Hypercalcaemia

   AKI secondary to heat stroke 

  Clinical presentation 

  Diagnosis 

  Treatment

11. Chronic kidney disease

  Introduction

  Pathophysiology of CKD

  Causes of CKD

  Clinical presentation 

  Diagnosis and classification of CKD

  Treatment 

12. Kidney and bladder tumours

  Kidney tumours

   Clinical presentation 

   Diagnosis 

   Treatment

  Bladder tumours

   Clinical presentation

   Diagnosis

   Treatment

The authors

Óscar Cortadellas Rodríguez

Óscar Cortadellas Rodríguez holds a degree in Veterinary Medicine from the University
of Zaragoza (1989) and a PhD in Veterinary Medicine from the University of Murcia (2004).
Since 1990, he has worked as a private clinician at the Germanías Veterinary Clinic, Gandía,
Valencia (Spain). Since 2016, he has also worked as an internal medicine specialist at
the Clinical Veterinary Hospital CEU-UCH, Valencia. His areas of interest within the field of
internal medicine include nephrology, cardiology, and infectious diseases.
He has published articles in national and international journals, spoken at numerous
national congresses, and has presented papers at various international conferences for
internal medicine specialists.

María Luisa Suárez Rey