Table of Contents

Chapter 1         The Background History of Diabetic Nephropathy

                        Michelle Haggar and Vivian Fonseca

 

Part One         Natural Course, Pathogenesis, Morphology and Genetics

Chapter 2         Diabetic Nephropathy: Scope of the Problem

                        Jing Chen

Chapter 3         Natural Course (Stages / Evidence Based Discussion)

                        Aileen K. Wang and Tina K. Thethi

Chapter 4         Pathogenesis of Diabetic Nephropathy:

                        Hemodynamic Alterations/Renin Angiotensin System

                        Arnold B. Alper, Jr.

Chapter 5         Renal Structural Changes in Type 1 and 2 Diabetes Mellitus:

                        Pathology, Pathogenesis, and Clinical Correlations

                        Jeffrey Aufman and Guillermo A. Herrera

Chapter 6         Diabetes in Children and Adolescents

                        Ihor V. Yosypiv

 

Part Two         Clinical Presentation and Associated Disorders

Chapter 7         Screening, Early Diagnosis, Genetic Markers and Predictors of Diabetic                                                Nephropathy

                        Eric P. Cohen and Jean-Marie Krzesinski

Chapter 8         Atypical Presentations of Diabetic Nephropathy and Novel Therapies

                        Louis J. Imbriano, John K. Maesaka, Joseph Mattana, Shayan Shirazian, George                                  Jerums

Chapter 9         Albuminuria-Proteinuria in Diabetes Mellitus

                        Surya V. Seshan and Alluru S. Reddi

Chapter 10       Hypertension in Diabetes Mellitus

                        William J. Elliott

Chapter 11       Cardiovascular Disease in Diabetic Nephropathy

                        L. Lee Hamm, Tina K. Thethi, Kathleen S. Hering-Smith

Chapter 12       Dyslipidemia in Diabetes Mellitus and Chronic Kidney Disease

                        Armand Krikorian and Joumana T. Chaiban

Chapter 13       Diabetic Eye Disease

                        Azin Abazari, Nicola G. Ghazi, Zeynel A. Karcioglu

Chapter 14       Pregnancy and Diabetic Nephropathy

                        N. Kevin Krane, Radha Pasala, Adrian Baudy IV

Chapter 15       Transplantation: Kidney, Kidney - Pancreas Transplant

                        Rubin Zhang and Anil Paramesh

 

Part Three      Treatment and Prognosis

Chapter 16       Glycemic Control

                        Allison J. Hahr and Mark E. Molitch

Chapter 17       Computerized Clinical Decision Support for Patients with Diabetes and Chronic                                     Kidney Disease

                        Shayan Shirazian, John K. Maesaka, Louis J. Imbriano, Joseph Mattana

Chapter 18       Antihypertensive and Other Treatments in Early Stages of Diabetic Nephropathy

                        William J. Elliott

Chapter 19       Novel Treatments and the Future of Diabetic Nephropathy –

                        What is on the Horizon?

                        Vecihi Batuman

About the Author

EDGAR V. LERMA, MD, FACP, FASN, FAHA, FASH, FNLA, FNKF Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine Section of Nephrology Department of Medicine University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine/ Associates in Nephrology, S.C.