Table of Contents

Renal physiology and pathophysiology.- 1. Fluid and electrolyte disorders associated with orthotopic liver transplantation.- 2. Atrial natriuretic factor and its clinical implications.- Glomerulonephritis.- 3. Recurrence of glomerulonephritis after renal transplantation.- 4. Management of the hyperlipidemia of the nephrotic syndrome.- Infections.- 5. Renal complications of human immunodeficiency virus-type 1.- Renal stone disease.- 6. The treatment of renal stones by lithotripsy: indications, limits, results, complications.- Hypertension.- 7. Has transluminal angioplasty proved to be efficacious in treatment of atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis?.- The kidney and diabetes.- 8. Early diagnosis of diabetic nephropathy. Twelve assertions on microalbuminuria and early nephropathy..- Pediatric nephrology.- 9. Management of growth retardation in children with chronic renal disease.- Acute renal failure.- 10. Recent advances in the treatment of renal dysfunction in liver disease (hepatorenal syndrome).- Chronic renal failure.- 11. Recent advances in the treatment of renal osteodystrophy.- Dialysis.- 12. New diseases of dialysis patients: amyloidosis.- 13. Acquired cystic kidney disease.- Renal transplantation.- 14. Fine needle aspiration biopsy in clinical renal transplantation.- Diagnostic methods in nephrology.- 15. Can intravenous urography be replaced by sonography?.