piEvidence-based Nephrologyi provides students of nephrology and practicing clinicians with a convenient single source of clinical evidence that has been passed through an evidence-based filter. This fully revised second edition incorporates substantial new available data, updated methods of research synthesis, and a renewed focus on consumer engagement in the evaluation and management kidney disease.p pThis updated8239textbook8239includes twenty new chapters and three8239new sections, covering supportive care8239and patient-centered care and outcomes.8239In addition, every chapter that was in the first edition has been extensively updated. This new edition covers8239epidemiology, acute kidney injury,8239primary diseases of the kidney,8239secondary8239diseases of the kidney, chronic kidney disease and complications, hemodialysis, chronic kidney disease stage 5, peritoneal dialysis, supportive care, transplantation, electrolytes and acid-base disorders, and patient8239centered8239care a