I wish all textbooks could be like this one. Very readable; very well organized, and it is no longer than it needs to be. Beginning with functional anatomy, it moves onto cover big-picture functions of the kidney, and then with that context moves in for a more indepth look at each portion, separating function into the fates and control of various ions and other molecules. Why and how the kidney does what it does, where it does it, when it does it makes sense. Then all of a sudden, I found myself predicting rather than memorizing how various diuretics work and how the kidneys play a part in correcting (or causing) various acid-base disturbances.
Vander's Renal is definitely in my top 3 all-time favorite textbooks. When I compare the thorough simplicity of how Vander's Renal Physiology covers the kidney compared to the general physiology texts, there is absolutely no comparison.
I purchased both the paperback and Kindle versions: As the paperback has only two color printing, all of the diagrams and tables translate very well into the greyscale Kindle. The Kindle version is very well done.
Author(s): Douglas Eaton, John Pooler
Series: LANGE Physiology Series
Edition: 7
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical
Year: 2009
Language: English
Pages: 230
Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 8
1 Renal Functions, Anatomy, and Basic Processes......Page 10
2 Renal Blood Flow and Glomerular Filtration......Page 33
3 Clearance......Page 47
4 Basic Transport Mechanisms......Page 56
5 Renal Handling of Organic Substances......Page 72
6 Basic Renal Processes for Sodium, Chloride, and Water......Page 86
7 Control of Sodium and Water Excretion: Regulation of Plasma Volume and Plasma Osmolality and Renal Control of Systemic Blood Pressure......Page 111
8 Renal Regulation of Potassium Balance......Page 148
9 Regulation of Hydrogen Ion Balance......Page 163
10 Regulation of Calcium and Phosphate Balance......Page 193
Answers to Study Questions......Page 209
Appendix A......Page 217
Appendix B......Page 219
Index......Page 221
