Obstetric and Gynecologic Nephrology, 1st ed. 2020 Women’s Health Issues in the Patient With Kidney Disease

The female patient with chronic kidney disease often requires care that differs from the male patient. Particularly in the pregnant patient, a specialized body of knowledge is required to provide optimal care. This book focuses on such issues encountered during pregnancy including physiology and pathophysiology of pregnancy, hypertension, preeclampsia, various electrolyte disorders, nephrolithiasis, pharmacological management in the pregnant patient with kidney disease and during breastfeeding, acute kidney and chronic kidney disease, dialysis of the pregnant patient, lupus nephritis, thrombotic microangiopathy, glomerular disease management, use of renal biopsy during pregnancy, care of the female transplant patient, contraceptive counseling and postpartum care, various endocrine disorders, and bone disease in the female patient with chronic kidney disease.  This book features the latest evidence and clinical approaches for the beginner or for the experienced practitioners who care for pregnant woman or even for those who require expertise in women?s health.

Written by experts in the field, Obstetric and Gynecologic Nephrology: Women?s Health Issues in the Patient with Kidney Disease is a valuable resource for clinicians and practitioners involved in the care and treatment of obstetric and gynecologic patients afflicted with kidney disease. 

1. Renal Physiology in Pregnancy

Sharon Maynard

2. Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy

Silvi Shah 

3. Preeclampsia and Renal Disease in Pregnancy: Obstetric Perspective

Shelly Soni, Michelle Smith-Levitin

4. Preeclampsia and Eclampsia: Nephrologist Perspective

Andrea G. Kattah, Vesna D. Garovic

5. Renal Manifestations In Lupus Pregnancy

Nina Kello, Jeanie Lee, Donandre Jackson, Galina Marder, Sonali Narain

Hitesh H. Shah, Kenar D. Jhaveri, Jai Radhakrishnan

7. Renal Biopsy in Pregnancy: Risks, Benefits, Pathologic Findings, and Illustrative Examples

Daniel Schwartz, James Pullman

8. Nephrolithiasis and Pregnancy

9 Electrolyte Disorders in Pregnancy

Valerie Barta, Holly Koncicki

10. Endocrine Considerations in Pregnant Women with Chronic Kidney Disease

Lubaina Presswala, Alyson K. Myers

11. Acute Kidney Injury During Pregnancy

Anjali Acharya

12. Chronic Kidney Disease in Pregnancy

Kavitha Vellanki, Susan Hou

13. Dialyzing a Pregnant Woman

Mala Sachdeva, Ilene Miller

14. Pregnancy and Kidney Transplantation

Rebecca Kent, Ron Shapiro

15. Outcomes of Pregnancy after Transplantation: National Transplant Pregnancy Registry 

Lisa A. Coscia, Dawn Armenti, Serban Constantinescu, Michael J. Moritz

16 Contraception in Chronic Kidney Disease and Renal Transplantation

Elizabeth Schmidt, Sarah L. Pachtman, Justin T. Diedrich

17. Pharmacologic, Breastfeeding, and Nutritional Considerations During Pregnancy and Postpartum

Antonette Flecha

18. Bone Health in Women with Chronic Kidney Disease

Maryanne Sourial, Maria Coco

Mala Sachdeva, MD

Northwell Health System

Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

Division of Kidney Diseases and Hypertension 

Great Neck, NY

USA 

Ilene Miller, MD

Northwell Health System

Great Neck, NY

USA

Provides guidance for the healthcare team on treating and managing women with kidney disease

Covers the physiologic changes, pathophysiologic conditions and various diseases of the pregnant patient

Fills a significant knowledge gap for nephrologists, obstetricians and gynecologists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, residents and fellows in training, and medical students

Written by experts in the field