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1 online resource (578 pages) |
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Medical Management of KidneyTransplantation; Contents; Preface; Contributing Authors; I. Pre-Transplantation; 1 Graft and Patient Survival; 2 Detection of Recipient Pretransplant Alloreactivity; 3 Recipient Evaluation; 4 Waiting List Management; 5 Approach to the Highly Sensitized Patient; 6 Renal Allograft Preservation; II. Transplantation; 7 Initial Hospitalization Care; 8 Surgical Issues in the Transplant Recipient; 9 Extracorporeal Blood Purification: Applications in the Renal Transplant Patient; 10 Immunosuppression; 11 The Road to Transplantation Tolerance; III. Post-Transplantation |
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12 Evaluation and Treatment of Graft Dysfunction13 Recurrent and De Novo Diseases after Renal Transplantation; 14 Kidney Transplantation in Children; 15 Psychiatric and Psychosocial Issues in Kidney Transplantation; 16 Pregnancy and Gender Issues in the Renal Transplant Recipient; 17 The Prevention and Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease in Kidney Transplant Recipients; 18 Dyslipidemia or Hyperlipidemia after Solid Organ Transplantation; 19 Hypertension after Transplantation; 20 Evaluation and Management of Posttransplant Diabetes Mellitus; 21 Hematologic Complications of Transplantation |
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22 Posttransplantation Liver Disease23 Management of Transplantation Renal Bone Disease: Interplay of Bone Mineral Density and Decisions Regarding Bisphosphonate Use; 24 Malignancies after Transplantation and Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disorders; 25 Approaching the Renal Transplant with Deteriorating Function: Progressive Loss of Renal Function Is Not Inevitable; 26 Bacterial Infections in the Renal Transplant Recipient; 27 Non-CMV, Non-hepatitis Viral Infections in the Renal Transplant Patient; 28 Cytomegalovirus in Renal Transplantation |
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29 Fungal Infections in Kidney Transplant Recipients30 Erectile Dysfunction and Other Urological Issues in the Transplant Patient; 31 Pathology of Kidney Allografts; 32 Imaging of the Renal Transplant Recipient; 33 Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation; 34 Drug-Drug Interactions and Most Commonly Used Drugs in Renal Transplant Recipients; 35 Medical Complications of the Eyes, Nasopharynx, Dentition, Oropharynx, and Hearing in the Kidney Transplant Recipient; Subject Index |
| Summary |
This volume offers authoritative, evidence-based guidelines on the full range of dilemmas in the medical management of kidney transplant recipients before, during, and after transplantation. Coverage begins with selection of patients who are candidates for transplantation, care of the patient on the waiting list, and evaluation of donors. Subsequent chapters address preoperative care and induction and maintenance of immunosuppression. An extensive section on post-transplantation care includes chapters on rejection, recurrent disease, and disorders that frequently result from transplantation, s |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Kidneys -- Transplantation.
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Kidney Transplantation
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Kidneys -- Transplantation
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781469874449 |
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146987444X |
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