The increase in average life expectancy observed over recent decades has brought new challenges to nephrology practice. Several renal diseases are more frequent in elderly patients today, and even in healthy older individuals renal physiology has its own peculiarities. This leads to the need for a specific approach on renal aging and renal function in the elderly. However, despite the relevance of this topic, there are few books exclusively dedicated to geriatric nephrology.

This book fills this gap by presenting a comprehensive overview of the differences between normal renal aging and chronic renal disease in the aged, and describes the particular aspects of nephropathy in the elderly, addressing it in a practical and clinically applicable fashion.


Clinical Nephrogeriatrics bridges the gap between nephrology and geriatrics, discussing the most important issues concerning the relationshipbetween these two medical specialties. This evidence-based resource, written by prominent specialists with extensive clinical experience, offers nephrologists, geriatricians, family physicians, and other medical professionals valuable practical guidelines and insights to enhance their clinical practice and provide optimal care.

Chapter 1. Structural and functional renal changes secondary to aging

Chapter 2. Renal aging and chronic kidney disease in the elderly: which are the differences?
Chapter 3. Frailty in Chronic Kidney Disease Elderly Patients
Chapter 4. Water, electrolyte, and acid-base disorders in the elderly
Chapter 5. Hypertension in the Elderly
Chapter 6. Urinary Tract Infections in the elderly
Chapter 7. Glomerulopathies in the Elderly
Chapter 8. Acute kidney Injury in the elderly
Chapter 9. Nephroprevention in the elderly
Chapter 10. Hemodialysis in the Elderly
Chapter 11. Frailty among elderly patients on chronic maintenance hemodialysis for ESRD: Not simply a matter of chronological age
Chapter 12. Peritoneal Dialysis in the Elderly Patient
Chapter 13. Kidney Transplant in Elderly
Chapter 14. Nephrolithiasis in the Elderly
Chapter 15. Nutrition in the elderly with renal disease
Chapter 16. Pharmacogeriatrics and the kidney
Chapter 17. Conservative and palliative care in elderly patients with end-stage  renal disease.