National Kidney Foundation's Primer on Kidney Diseases, 9th Edition

• Provides clear, comprehensive coverage of every aspect of nephrology— from foundational science and clinical evaluation to glomerular disease, systemic disease, AKI, CKD, dialysis, transplantation, pediatrics, pregnancy, and hypertension
• Presents complex material in a clear, easy-to-understand manner that is both accessible to residents and fellows and comprehensive enough for practicing nephrologists
• Contains a new chapter on Critical Care Nephrology that equips clinicians with a practical, phenotype‑driven approach to diagnosing and managing AKI in the ICU
• Covers major advances in treating glomerular diseases, including updated KDIGO guidelines and the rapid growth of precision therapies such as C3 inhibitors, BTK inhibitors, and podocyte‑targeted agents
• Includes new and expanded coverage of SGLT2 inhibitors, nonsteroidal MRAs, and GLP‑1 receptor agonists for kidney and cardiovascular protection in diabetic and non‑diabetic CKD
• An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date

Part I: Structure and Function of the Kidney
1. Overview of Kidney Structure and Function
2. Kidney Development
3. Assessment of Kidney Function in Acute and Chronic Settings
4. Urinalysis and Urine Microscopy
5. Hematuria and Proteinuria
6. Imaging of the Kidneys

Part II: Acid‑Base and Electrolytes
7. Disorders of Plasma Tonicity: Hyponatremia and Hypernatremia
8. Volume, Edema, and the Clinical Use of Diuretics
9. Disorders of Potassium Metabolism
10. Disorders of Calcium, Phosphorus, & Magnesium Homeostasis
11. Approach to Acid‑Base Disorders
12. Metabolic Acidosis
13. Metabolic Alkalosis
14. Respiratory Acidosis and Alkalosis

Part III: Primary and Secondary Glomerular Diseases
15. Glomerular Clinicopathologic Syndromes
16. ANCA‑Associated Kidney Disease, Anti‑GBM Disease, and Vasculitis
17. Minimal Change Nephrotic Syndrome
18. Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
19. Membranous Nephropathy
20. Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy and Related Disorders

Part IV: Kidney in Systemic Diseases
21. Complement‑Mediated GN and Thrombotic Microangiopathy
22. Infection‑Related Glomerulonephritis
23. Viral Nephropathies
24. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and the Kidney
25. Diabetic Kidney Disease
26. Onconephrology
27. Myeloma, Amyloid, and Other Dysproteinemias
28. Cardiorenal Syndrome
29. Liver Disease, Acute Kidney Disease, and Hepatorenal Syndrome

Part V: Acute Kidney Injury
30. Clinical Approach to Acute Kidney Injury
31. Acute Tubular Injury and Acute Tubular Necrosis
32. Acute Interstitial Nephritis

Part VI: Drugs and the Kidney
33. Kidney Disease Caused by Therapeutic Agents
34. Principles of Drug Therapy in Decreased Kidney Function

Part VII: Hereditary Kidney Disease
35. APOL1‑Mediated Kidney Disease
36. Genetically Based Kidney Transport Disorders
37. Sickle Cell Nephropathy
38. Polycystic and Other Cystic Kidney Diseases
39. Nephronophthisis and ADTKD
40. Collagenopathies: Alport Syndrome and Related Disorders
41. Fabry Disease

Part VIII: Tubulointerstitial Diseases
42. Chronic Tubulointerstitial Disease
43. Obstructive Uropathy
44. Nephrolithiasis

Part IX: Special Circumstances
45. Critical Care Nephrology
46. Kidney Diseases in Infants and Children
47. The Kidney in Pregnancy
48. Global Kidney Disease

Part X: Chronic Kidney Disease
49. Development and Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease
50. Staging and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease
51. Nutrition and Kidney Disease
52. Bone and Mineral Disorders in Chronic Kidney Disease
53. Cardiovascular Disease in Chronic Kidney Disease
54. Anemia and Hematologic Complications of Chronic Kidney Disease

Part XI: Treatment of Kidney Failure
55. Hemodialysis and Hemofiltration
56. Peritoneal Dialysis
57. Conservative Kidney Management
58. Selection of Prospective Kidney Transplant Recipients and Donors
59. Post‑Transplantation Monitoring and Outcomes
60. Transplant Immunosuppression
61. Infectious Complications of Kidney Transplantation

Part XII: Hypertension
62. Pathogenesis of Hypertension
63. Evaluation and Management of Hypertension
64. Secondary Hypertension