| Description |
1 online resource (237 pages) |
| Contents |
Kidney Disease Management: A Practical Approach for the Non-Specialist Healthcare Practitioner; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Foreword; Introduction: Managing Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease in Non-Specialist Areas: a Chronic Illness Approach; Chapter 1 Managing Chronic Conditions: The Policy Context; Introduction; Chronic kidney disease in context; The policy context; The role of primary-care-based integrated teams; From theory to the frontline; Care or management plans; Conclusion; References; Resources |
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Chapter 2 What Non-Specialists Need to Know about Chronic Kidney DiseaseIntroduction; Wider manifestations of CKD; Renal replacement therapy; Features of advanced CKD and general aspects of management; Gastrointestinal and nutritional abnormalities; Fluid balance management; Anaemia; Bone mineral metabolism; Life expectancy in CKD; Management of drug therapy; The wider multidisciplinary team; Urea and creatinine; Haemodialysis; Managing dry weight; Vascular access; The dialysis procedure; Hyperkalaemia; Peritoneal dialysis; The peritoneal catheter; PD procedures |
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Fluid balance management in PD patientsInfection and peritonitis; Other causes of abdominal pain; Maintenance of residual renal function; Other complications of PD; Kidney transplantation; Assessment for kidney transplantation; Management of the kidney transplant patient; Immunosuppression; Infection after renal transplantation; Acute transplant dysfunction; Other complications of kidney transplantation; Conclusion; References and resources; Chapter 3 A Practical Approach to Chronic Kidney Disease in Primary Care; Introduction; Joined-up working -- the key to success; Should I screen for CKD? |
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Should I tell patients they have CKD?How do I identify patients who are likely to be troubled by their kidney disease?; Which patients should I refer to a nephrologist?; Monitoring kidney function -- the power of the eGFR graph; Making sense of variation in eGFR; Misleading estimates of GFR; What does proteinuria mean?; Management of patients with CKD; Blood pressure -- the number one priority; Healthy living, healthy kidneys; How can I use ACE inhibitors and ARBs safely?; Systematic care of the CKD population; Management of CKD patients who become unwell |
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Management of patients with CKD stages 4 and 5Older patients with CKD; Patients with a kidney transplant; Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; Resources; Chapter 4 General Considerations Related to Treatment Modalities; Introduction; Referral; Variation and inequity in the use of different RRT modalities; Empowering patients to make an informed choice: shared decision making; Choice of RRT modality; Factors influencing decision making; Cognitive impairment and lack of mental capacity; Options; Timing of start; Peritoneal dialysis; Peritoneal membrane |
| Summary |
"This informative book has been put together with the support and input of many clinical renal experts, who have been willing to share their knowledge and years of experience and I'm sure it will be an excellent resource for those caring for kidney patients for the first time - as well as for those with some years of experience!"--The Foreword by Rosemary Macri, Chief Executive of the British Kidney Patient Association Kidney Disease Management: A Practical Approach for Non-Specialists has been written to help optimise the care of people with c |
| Notes |
Peritoneal dialysis access: the Tenckhoff catheter |
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Print version record |
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Noble, Helen
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| ISBN |
9781118490778 |
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1118490770 |
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