Aging and the Kidney: Mechanisms, Consequences, and Management Strategies
Language: English
Published by Academic Press, 2026
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- Title
- Aging and the Kidney: Mechanisms, Consequences, and Management Strategies
- Publisher
- Academic Press
- Publication year
- 2026
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
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- 0443340692
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- 9780443340697
The final part focuses on diagnostic, management, and prevention strategies. Common myths about chronic kidney disease in the elderly are addressed, with particular attention to how a solitary kidney in living donors ages over time. In addition, kidney function and its relationship to neurologic complications, cancers, and cardiovascular disease are explained, along with current treatment approaches, medications, and future directions in the care of elderly patients.
- Covers histological, structural, physiological, and functional changes that lead to decline in kidney function with aging
- Summarizes the most up-to-date research on the kidney’s impact on health and lifespan
- Addresses common myths regarding kidney disease in the elderly
- Provides guidance on diagnostic, management, and prevention strategies in kidney health and disease for the aging patient
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About the Author
Stephen Z Fadem has been in clinical practice since 1978 and is currently a Clinical Professor of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine. During his career, he has been involved in both teaching and clinical research. Dr. Fadem’s special interests revolve around how the morbidities associated with advancing kidney disease lead to sarcopenia and frailty. He is currently in the process of planning a large fall prevention research project for dialysis patients. He has participated in 44 clinical trials and currently has 93 publications and book chapters, as well as 38 patient education articles. Dr. Fadem is the recipient of several national awards. He has been recognized as a Top Doctor by Castle-Connolly for several years, has won the Medal of Excellence from AAKP, and the Presidents Lifetime Achievement Award.
Dr. Ahmed Arslan Yousuf Awan is a practicing nephrologist and Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Nephrology and Abdominal Transplantation at the Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Awan is founder and director of Hepatorenal services and site director for Nephrology fellowships at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center (BSLMC) and is the elected faculty senator for BSLMC. He is winner of Faculty of the Year award, Leadership award, Excellence in Patient Care award and has received the Houstonia top doctors award for 3 consecutive years. He is the principal investigator for an ongoing study regarding racial disparities in living kidney donation and a member of the KDIGO focused group that recently published updated guidelines regarding management of hepatitis C and CKD. He is on the faculty at Baylor College of Medicine as well as a lead in innovative national and international courses like Nephrology Business Leaders University (NBLU) and the GlomCon Fellowship.
Emaad M Abdel-Rahman, MD, PhD, has been a nephrologist for over three decades specializing in caring for elderly patients with kidney disease, dialysis patients, and patients with acute and chronic kidney diseases. He is director of the UVA Kidney Center Clinic and main hemodialysis unit and leads one of the few home hemodialysis units in the country. Abdel-Rahman has been actively involved in clinical research throughout his career, including both investigator-initiated and industry-related trials. Dr Abdel-Rahman is a recipient of the UVA School of Medicine Dean’s Award for Clinical Excellence and the Department of Medicine Mentoring Excellence award. He has served on the Advisory Geriatric Nephrology Committee and as a member of the steering committee of the Kidney Health Initiative at the American Society of Nephrology. He now serves as interim director of the Nephrology Clinical Research Center within the UVA Division of Nephrology.
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