Nephrology for the Family Physician - O.I. Bakaliuk 2003

Modern approaches to the treatment of specific pathological conditions associated with kidney damage

Despite the growing arsenal of effective medications, the challenges in treating patients with Kidney diseases have not only failed to diminish, but are actually on the rise. This is primarily driven by the underestimation of such factors as ongoing environmental degradation, unbalanced diets, the increasing rate of population allergies and Aging, the individual factor in the onset of renal pathology, and the interplay between pathogenetic and sanogenetic mechanisms when justifying optimal pharmacological strategies. And since diet is The most significant link connecting the Organism to the external environment, attempts to use various dietary regimens (loading, restrictive, unloading) for the Treatment of renal pathologies are entirely justified.