Endocrine Disorders in Kidney Disease Diagnosis and Treatment

This comprehensive book examines the complex interplay between endocrine and kidney disorders, and how this inter-relationship impacts patients with chronic kidney disease. Authored by experts in areas of endocrinology and nephrology, chapters cover a variety of topics, including diabetes, metabolic syndrome, thyroid dysfunction, gonadal disorders, dyslipidemia, mineral bone disorders, obesity, and pituitary disorders. These comorbidities are thoroughly examined and provide the clinician, researcher, and trainee with a greater understanding of the impact of endocrine disorders on kidney disease patients, the ability to identify persistent gaps in knowledge for future investigation, and move closer towards the goal of improving the health and survival of the chronic kidney disease population.

Section I. Diabetes, Insulin Resistance, and the Metabolic Syndrome

Chapter 1: Insulin Resistance and the Metabolic Syndrome in Kidney Disease (e.g. the Cardiorenal Metabolic Syndrome)

Chapter 2: Diabetic Kidney Disease

Chapter 3: Glucose Homeostasis and the Burnt-Out Diabetes Phenomenon in Patients with Kidney Disease

Chapter 4: Glycemic Metrics and Targets in Kidney Disease

Chapter 5: Diabetic Pharmacotherapies in Kidney Disease

Section II. Thyroid Dysfunction

Chapter 7: Evaluating Thyroid Function Tests in Patients with Kidney Disease

Chapter 8: Thyroid Status and Outcomes in Kidney Disease

Section III. Gonadal Disorders

Chapter 9: Testosterone Deficiency and Other Testicular Disorders in Kidney Disease

Chapter 10: Amenorrhea and Estrogen Disorders in Women with Kidney Disease

Chapter 11: Pregnancy in Kidney Disease

Section IV. Dyslipidemia

Chapter 12: Lipid Disorders Associated with Chronic Kidney Disease and Nephrotic Syndrome

Chapter 13: Drugs for Treatment of Dyslipidemia Available in the US

Section V. Mineral Bone Disorders

Chapter 14: Calcium Homeostasis in Kidney Disease

Chapter 16: Vitamin D and Parathyroid Hormone in Kidney Disease

Chapter 18: Mineral and Bone Disorders Following Renal Transplantation

Section VI. Obesity and Adipokines

Chapter 19: Obeesity in Kidney Disease

Chapter 20: Adiponectin and Leptin in Kidney Disease Patients

Section VII. Other Pituitary Disorders

Chapter 21: Growth Hormone Disorders and Abnormal Stature in Kidney Disease

Chapter 23: Endocrine System in Acute Kidney Injury

Connie M. Rhee, MD, MSc, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Public Health, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Orange, California, USA

Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, MD, MPH, PhD, Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics, Public Health, and Nursing Sciences, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Orange, California, USA

Gregory A. Brent, MD, Professor of Medicine and Physiology, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California Los Angeles, and Department of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California, USA