Nephrology is the branch of internal medicine dealing with the study of the function and diseases of the kidney.
An understanding of kidney physiology is important not only in treating kidney disease but in knowing the effect of drugs, diet, and hypertension on kidney disease, and vice versa.
Acid-Base, Fluids, and Electrolytes Made Ridiculously Simple
The Renal Pathophysiology: The Essentials (by Helmut G Rennke)
Vander's Renal Physiology (by Eaton)
Fundamentals of Renal Pathology (by Fogo)
Handbook of Dialysis (by Daugirdas & Blake)
