Handbook of Nephrology and Hypertension, 6th Edition Doody's Expert Review Review Questionnaire ISBN: 9780781795302 ISBN-10: 0781795303 Copyright: 2009 Edition: 6th Editors: Wilcox, Christopher S., Tisher, C. Craig, Doody's Expert Review    Score: 75 Doody's Star Rating™ and Doody's Expert Review provide by Doody Enterprises, Inc. Reviewer: Mony Fraer,  MD, FACP, FASN  (University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics) Description The most important aspects of adult nephrology and hypertension are covered in 37 short chapters divided into eight sections in this update, published five years after the previous edition. Purpose This handbook is intended as a source of practical, concise, and easy to read information on conditions in the field of nephrology and hypertension. Audience The potential audience includes trainees (students, residents, and fellows), internists, and physicians in specialties other than nephrology. The two editors are authorities in the field and have worked with 31 faculty (including a pharmacist, a urologist, and a gynecologist) and fellows from their respective institutions. Many chapters are coauthored by a fellow and a faculty member and quite a few chapters are written by the editors. Features There is significant emphasis on the main classes of drugs used to treat hypertension and the chapter on diabetic kidney disease has been updated. For future editions, the editors might consider covering topics like a work-up for hematuria or of an abnormal renal function, complications of renal failure besides anemia, drug-induced renal failure, or when to refer a patient to a nephrologist. Also, there are newer criteria for diagnosing the hepatorenal syndrome. The handbook includes a 23-page index and a good number of algorithms and tables (I particularly liked the ones comparing different types of cystic diseases and the one for tubulointerstitial disease). Assessment With about six other handbooks in the field, some overlapping is to be expected in this niche. However, each book has a different style and approach to the subject. Overall, the editors have met their objectives with this one. Review Questionnaire Range Question Score 1-10 Are the author's objectives met? 6 1-10 Rate the worthiness of those objectives. 6 1-5 Is this written at an appropriate level? 5 1-5 Is there significant duplication? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 5 1-5 Are there significant omissions? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 3 1-5 Rate the authority of the authors. 4 1-5 Are there sufficient illustrations? 5 1-5 Rate the pedagogic value of the illustrations. 4 1-5 Rate the print quality of the illustrations. 4 1-5 Are there sufficient references? 3 1-5 Rate the currency of the references. 4 1-5 Rate the pertinence of the references. 4 1-5 Rate the helpfulness of the index. 4 1-5 If important in this specialty, rate the physical appearance of the book 4 1-10 Is this a worthwhile contribution to the field? 6 1-10 If this is a 2nd or later edition, is this new edition needed? 8 ©2024 Doody Enterprises, Inc.