The Kidney and Hypertension in Diabetes Mellitus (2nd ed.)

medical research covered in thisvolume: epidemiology, physiologyand pathophysio­ logy, laboratory methodology, and renal pathology. New studies deal with the diagnosis and treatment of both incipient and overt nephropathy by metabolie, antihypertensive, and dietary invention. Considerable progress has been made in the management of end-stage renal failure and also in the management and treatment of nephropathy in the pregnant diabetic woman. Diabetic nephropathy is a worldwide problem, but it i