Principles and Practice of Dialysis
Principles and Practice of Dialysis

Author: William L. Henrich

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Published: 2012-02-03

Total Pages: 730

ISBN-13: 1451148720

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This book is an evidence-based review of the practical challenges of dealing with patients receiving dialysis. The first section covers technical and procedural considerations such as choosing the hemodialysis membrane and choosing the best dialysis option. The second section covers clinical considerations such as infection and the treatment of specific renal disease complications. The book includes numerous illustrations and tables and drug charts for dialysis patients. This edition's current outcomes chapter has been expanded to include patient depression and improving quality of care. New chapters cover dialysis in the ICU, valvular heart disease, and pre-emptive renal transplantation.

Henrich's Principles and Practice of Dialysis
Henrich's Principles and Practice of Dialysis

Author: Edgar Lerma

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Published: 2016-09-07

Total Pages: 1793

ISBN-13: 1496348494

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Improve your patients’ quality of life with evidence-based, practical guidance on every aspect of today’s dialysis. For more than 20 years, Henrich’s Principles and Practice of Dialysis has been the go-to resource for comprehensive, accessible information on the challenges of managing the wide variety of patients who receive dialysis. This Fifth Edition brings you fully up to date with new chapters, a new eBook edition, two new editors and new contributors who offer practical experience and a fresh perspective. Clearly written and unique in scope, it helps you meet the growing demand for this procedure by providing a solid foundation in both basic science and clinical application.

Handbook of Dialysis
Handbook of Dialysis

Author: John T. Daugirdas

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Published: 2012-02-20

Total Pages: 806

ISBN-13: 1451165919

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The revised, updated Fourth Edition of this popular handbook provides practical, accessible information on all aspects of dialysis, with emphasis on day-to-day management of patients. Chapters provide complete coverage of hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, special problems in dialysis patients, and problems pertaining to various organ systems. This edition reflects the latest guidelines of the National Kidney Foundation's Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (KDOQI) on hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis adequacy and on nutrition. New chapters cover chronic kidney disease management in predialysis patients, frequent daily or nocturnal hemodialysis, and hemodiafiltration. Chapters on venous and arteriovenous access have been completely revised. Each chapter provides references to relevant Web sites.

Vascular Access
Vascular Access

Author: Samuel E. Wilson

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 1605472034

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This practical and comprehensive book provides "how-to" information on all aspects of access to the vascular system for hemodialysis, parenteral nutrition, chemotherapy, and resuscitation. Preoperative evaluation, operations, noninvasive procedures, complications, and other aspects are detailed. This edition provides increased coverage of non-interventional techniques and includes new chapters on management of thrombophilia in hemodialysis patients; modulation of the immune system to prevent myointimal hyperplasia; synthetic grafts; venous outflow stenting for salvage of vascular access procedures; and ultrasound in vascular access procedures. This book is essential for all clinicians treating patients who require vascular access, including vascular surgeons, general surgeons, nephrologists, dialysis technicians and nurses, radiologists, and cardiologists.

Psychonephrology
Psychonephrology

Author: Ana Hategan

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2022-01-01

Total Pages: 442

ISBN-13: 3030847403

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The book focuses on pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches of psychiatric syndromes that commonly occur in patients with kidney disease. It specifically reviews principles of psychotherapy and psychopharmacology with an emphasis on organ impairment and drug-drug interactions specific to nephrology. This book also covers issues with medication nonadherence in patients with chronic kidney disease and psychiatric comorbidity, as well as the associated issues in dialysis and renal transplantation. Additionally, chapters cover various other topics addressing an active stance towards health promotion in chronically ill patients, including the critical role of the diet and physical activity. Such advice is often complex and changing depending on the stage of chronic kidney disease and the individual needs of the patient. Written by specialists in the field, Psychonephrology: A Guide to Principles and Practice serves as a valuable reference and teaching tool that provides an opportunity for learning across a rapidly evolving medical field.

Dialysis Access Management
Dialysis Access Management

Author: Steven Wu

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-01-20

Total Pages: 379

ISBN-13: 3030529940

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This updated volume covers the basic principles and practice of dialysis access management. To cover the latest trends and evidence from clinical trials, new chapters on the management of cephalic arch stenosis and swing zone stenosis, the role of drug eluting balloon in dialysis access interventions, the management of central vein stenosis, endovascular creation of AVF, and the management of steal syndrome have been included. Dialysis Access Management gives readers a step-by-step guide to endovascular interventions with special emphasis on the principles and rationale behind these approaches. This book is an essential text for residents, fellows, and physicians who are learning or practicing in dialysis, especially in the fields of nephrology, radiology, surgery, and vascular medicine.

Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy
Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy

Author: John A. Kellum

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 329

ISBN-13: 019022553X

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Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy provides concise, evidence-based, bedside guidance for the management of critically ill patients with acute renal failure, offering quick reference answers to clinicians' questions about treatments and situations encountered in daily practice.

Pediatric Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy
Pediatric Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy

Author: Farahnak Assadi

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2015-12-16

Total Pages: 171

ISBN-13: 3319262025

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This book provides a current understanding of Continuous Renal Replacement Therapies (CRRT) techniques with a focus on drug dosing in critically ill children receiving CRRT. Strategies include the role of therapeutic drug monitoring, effect of CRRT on drug pharmacokinetics, variations in the drugs properties, newer kidney injury biomarkers and simple and easy methods for estimating drug clearance. The conclusion of this book features case reports focused on the patients’ symptoms and laboratory data as they present in clinical practice and the type of CRRT modality needed to provide quality, safety, and cost-effectiveness of patient care. Pediatric Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy will expand the clinical knowledge and experience of practicing nephrologists and other professionals involved in the care of children suffering from Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) to improve and sustain their quality of life.

Peritoneal Dialysis
Peritoneal Dialysis

Author: Marcia Bell

Publisher: Nova Science Publishers

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781536105155

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This book provides new research on peritoneal dialysis (PD). Chapter One reviews the practices and principles of peritoneal dialysis. Chapter Two focuses on various preventive measures of PD-related infections. Chapter Three discusses combined intermittet peritoneal dialysis and intestinal dialysis in the developing world. Chapter Four describes the use of peritoneal dialysis therapy for chronic heart failure. Chapter Five emphasises on the indications and contraindications of PD and its advantages over hemodialysis. Chapter Six provides an update about the current knowledge in uremic FGF-23-klotho axis disorder and some therapies alternative are displayed.