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Pocket Guide to Clinical Dialysis

2nd Edition
1743072376 · 9781743072370
Pocket Guide to Clinical Dialysis 2/e updated and revised throughout, this second edition of Pocket Guide to Clinical Dialysis contains the latest information on the clinical care and management of chronic kidney disease through dialysis treatment. … Read More
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Pocket Guide to Clinical Dialysis 2e
About the editors v
About the contributors vi
Preface ix
List of protocols x
List of tables xiv
List of figures xvii
Abbreviations xviii

Part 1 Introduction 1

Chapter 1.1 Normal kidney function 3
Chapter 1.2 Stages of chronic kidney disease 5
Chapter 1.3 Assessment of the patient with chronic kidney disease 8
Chapter 1.4 Limitations of dialysis as replacement for normal kidney function 18
Chapter 1.5 Early chronic kidney disease and preparation of the patient for maintenance dialysis 20
Chapter 1.6 Conservative therapy for advanced chronic kidney disease 29

Part 2 General care of patients with chronic kidney disease 37

Chapter 2.1 Chronic kidney disease mineral and bone disorder 39
Chapter 2.2 Cardiovascular risk and its management 52
Chapter 2.3 Erythropoiesis 61
Chapter 2.4 Bleeding and thrombosis 68
Chapter 2.5 Endocrine disturbances of chronic kidney disease 76
Chapter 2.6 Infection control 84
Chapter 2.7 Pregnancy and dialysis 90
Chapter 2.8 Preparation for kidney transplantation 97
Chapter 2.9 Drug prescribing to patients on dialysis 103
Chapter 2.10 Nutrition 108
Chapter 2.11 Routine monitoring of dialysis patients 115
Chapter 2.12 Testing health-related quality of life and functional ability 119

Part 3 Haemodialysis 123

Chapter 3.1 Haemodialysis physiology 125
Chapter 3.2 Haemodialysis equipment 132
Chapter 3.3 Haemodialysis adequacy and prescription 137
Chapter 3.4 Vascular access for haemodialysis 148
Chapter 3.5 Anticoagulation for haemodialysis 169
Chapter 3.6 Managing the first haemodialysis treatment in a patient with end-stage kidney disease 173
Chapter 3.7 Complications during haemodialysis 176
Chapter 3.8 Haemodialysis in children 186

Part 4 Chronic peritoneal dialysis 189

Chapter 4.1 General principles 191
Chapter 4.2 Peritoneal membrane physiology 196
Chapter 4.3 Peritoneal dialysis access and complications 202
Chapter 4.4 Peritoneal dialysis solutions and connection systems 216
Chapter 4.5 Prescribing and assessing the adequacy of peritoneal dialysis 225
Chapter 4.6 Preserving residual renal and peritoneal membrane function 234
Chapter 4.7 Abnormal fluid volume status in chronic peritoneal dialysis 240
Chapter 4.8 Peritonitis and exit-site infections 245
Chapter 4.9 Non-infective complications of chronic peritoneal dialysis 256

Part 5 Acute dialysis 263

Chapter 5.1 Dialysis for acute kidney injury 265
Chapter 5.2 Extracorporeal therapy for acute poisoning 277
Chapter 5.3 Plasmapheresis 283
Index 289
Pocket Guide to Clinical Dialysis 2/e updated and revised throughout, this second edition of Pocket Guide to Clinical Dialysis contains the latest information on the clinical care and management of chronic kidney disease through dialysis treatment.

Pocket Guide to Clinical Dialysis 2/e is an ideal quick-reference guide and provides practical and essential information about haemodialysis, its physiology and equipment used, chronic peritoneal dialysis and acute dialysis. The book has been written by doctors, nurses, pharmacists and dieticians and their colleagues in renal units. This book features practical, easy-to-read information on management protocols currently employed in hospitals, providing step-by-step guidelines for patient care and useful references

• Practical, easy-to-read information• Management protocols currently employed inlocal hospitals, providing step-by-step guidelinesfor patient care• Useful references