"Chronic Kidney Disease" ed. by Monika Göőz

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an increasing health and economical problem in our world. Obesity and diabetes mellitus, the two most common cause of CKD, are becoming epidemic in our societies. Education on healthy lifestyle and diet is becoming more and more important for reducing the number of type 2 diabetics and patients with hypertension. Education of our patients is also crucial for successful maintenance therapy. There are, however, certain other factors leading to CKD, for instance the genetic predisposition in the case of polycystic kidney disease or type 1 diabetes, where education alone is not enough.

Contents
Preface
1 ADAM Proteases as Novel Therapeutic Targets in Chronic Kidney Disease
2 Severity and Stages of Chronic Kidney Disease
3 The New Kidney and Bone Disease: Chronic Kidney Disease - Mineral and Bone Disorder (CKD-MBD)
4 The Prevalence of Renal Osteodystrophy in Chronic Renal Failure Patients in Urban Niger Delta of Nigeria
5 Relationships Among Renal Function. Bone Turnover and Periodontal Disease
6 Sarcoidosis and Kidney Disease
7 Origins of Cardiorenal Syndrome and the Cardiorenal Connection
8 Sub-Types and Therapeutic Management of the Cardiorenal Syndrome
9 Atherosclerotic Renovascular Disease
10 Pharmacologic Adjuvants to Reduce Erythropoietin Therapy Dose in Anemia of Chronic Kidney Disease and End Stage Renal Disease
11 Molecular Mechanisms of Nephro-Protective Action of HE-86 Liquid Extract in Experimental Chronic Renal Failure
12 The Effects of Asymmetric Dimethylarginine (ADMA), Nitric Oxide (NO) and Homocysteine (Hey) on Progression of Mild Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD): Relationship Between Clinical and Biochemical Parameters
13 Neutrophil Activation and Erythrocyte Membrane Protein Composition in Stage 5 Chronic Kidney Disease Patients
14 Assessing Iron Status in CKD Patients: New Laboratory Parameters
15 Exogenous Fluorescent Agents for the Determination of Glomerular Filtration Rate
16 Modern Surgical Treatments of Urinary Tract Obstruction
17 Extra-Anatomic Urinary Drainage for Urinary Obstruction
18 Percutaneous Nephrostomy
19 Unusual Vascular Access for Hemodialysis Therapies
20 The Role of Nephron-Sparing Surgery (NSS) for Renal Tumours >4 cm
21 Benign Prostate Hyperplasia and Chronic Kidney Disease
22 Asymptomatic Bacteriuria (ASB), Renal Function and Hypertension
23 Sleep Disorders Associated with Chronic Kidney Disease
24 The Allo-lmmunological Injury in Chronic Allograft Nephropathy
25 Prevention and Regression of Chronic Kidney Disease and Hypertension
26 Health-Related Quality of Life in Chronic Renal Predialysis Patients Exposed to a Prevention Program - Medellin, 2007-2008