Slowing down the progression of kidney failure

Slowing down the progression of kidney failure
Therapeutic tests and current recommendations for preventing the spread of chronic kidney failure are the outcome of an improved understanding of the physiological mechanisms involved.
For instance, proteinuria or high blood pressure have long been recognised as determining factors in warning of the possibility of kidney disease. This understanding has resulted in the perfecting of a whole range of therapies aimed at reducing kidney failure, in particular through the use of antihypertensives.
After giving a detailed description of the mechanisms of kidney failure and appropriate forms of treatment, the book devotes a great deal of space to how the doctor should deal with each patient, looking in turn at patients with high blood pressure and those with diabetes, and provides valuable indications about the various therapeutic strategies that should be adopted.