| Description |
xxiv, 264 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Normal kidney function -- Stages of chronic kidney disease -- Assessment of the patient with chronic kidney disease -- Limitations of dialysis as replacement for normal kidney function -- Preparation of the patient for maintenance dialysis -- Conservative therapy for advanced chronic kidney disease -- General care of patients with chronic kidney disease -- Cardiovascular risk management -- Erythropoiesis -- Bleeding and thrombosis -- Parathyroid hormone, vitamin D, calcium, phosphate and bones -- Endocrine disturbances of chronic kidney disease -- Infection control -- Pregnancy and dialysis -- Preparation for transplantation -- Drug prescription to dialysis patients -- Nutrition -- Routine surveillance of dialysis patients -- Haemodialysis -- Haemodialysis physiology -- Haemodialysis equipment -- Haemodialysis adequacy and prescription -- Vascular access for haemodialysis -- Anticoagulation for haemodialysis -- First haemodialysis treatment -- Complications during haemodialysis -- Haemodialysis in children -- Chronic peritoneal dialysis -- General principles -- Peritoneal membrane physiology -- Peritoneal dialysis access and complications -- Peritoneal dialysis training and education -- Peritoneal dialysis solutions and connection systems -- Methods of chronic peritoneal dialysis -- Prescribing and modifying chronic peritoneal dialysis -- Peritonitis and exit-site infections -- Medical complications of chronic peritoneal dialysis -- Peritoneal dialysis in children -- Acute dialysis -- Dialysis in acute renal failure -- Extracorporeal therapy for acute poisoning -- Plasmapheresis |
| Summary |
This concise, practical guide includes the most current information on common techniques, issues and problems in dialysis management for medical students, non-specialist practitioners and hospital residents to use in a practice context. Authors Harris, Rangan, Elder and Kairatitis at Westmead Hospital, NSW. Harris also at Uni of Sydney |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Audience |
For the medical profession |
| Subject |
Kidneys -- Diseases -- Treatment.
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Kidneys -- Diseases.
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Chronic renal failure -- Treatment.
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Peritoneal dialysis.
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Hemodialysis.
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Kidney Diseases.
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Renal Dialysis.
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Peritoneal Dialysis.
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Kidney Failure, Chronic.
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Renal Dialysis.
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Kidney Failure, Chronic.
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Peritoneal Dialysis.
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Dialysis.
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| Author |
Harris, David C. H. (David Charles Hamlyn)
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| ISBN |
0074715011 paperback |
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