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 title offers a revolutionary program that can indefinitely postpone the need for dialysis. If you've been diagnosed with kidney failure, this book could save your life. If you suffer from diabetes, hypertension, obesity, or any of a host of conditions that put you at risk for kidney disease, you owe it to yourself to read what is in this book ...
A wild-and-crazy memoir, "Larry's Kidney" chronicles the author's trip to Beijing to help his black-sheep cousin receive an illegal kidney transplant, collect a mail-order bride, and restore East-West relations while they're at it.
This text elucidates one of the most difficult topics in clinical medicine. The underlying premise of the text is that clinical disturbances of acid-base and electrolyte balance are most effectively managed by understanding the basic principles of renal and electrolyte physiology. Toward that end the text begins with a review of normal renal ...
Now in a fully revised and updated Sixth Edition, this best-selling resource delivers the facts you need to diagnose and treat a range of common renal disorders with confidence. And the quick-access format lets you review the most clinically relevant information at a glance - without ever losing your place. Get the focused information you need to ...
Maria Housden writes movingly about the illness and death of her daughter, Hannah, age 3. After a year of painful treatments, including surgery, chemotherapy, even a bone-marrow transplant--Hannah died at home, leaving her parents drained. How they recovered from this trauma is the major theme of this best-selling--and truly inspirational--memoir.
This text offers second-year medical students a case-based approach to learning mechanisms of renal disease. Each chapter covers a disease and begins with a patient case, followed by discussion of the pathophysiology of the disease. Issues of differential diagnosis and therapy are linked to pathophysiologic mechanisms. Short questions interspersed ...
Guided by the biggest names in renal pathology, the new Sixth Edition of this gold-standard text thoroughly examines the origins and manifestations of kidney disease. Experts offer careful pathologic descriptions, appropriate clinical correlations, and extensive discussions on causes and pathogenesis to clarify your understanding and facilitate ...
This in-depth review of metabolism and nutritional management of patients with renal disease is now in its Second Edition! Chapter topics are clearly defined and each chapter integrates basic and clinical sciences. Illustrations, diagrams, and tables enhance the text. New features include the latest National Kidney Foundation Clinical Practice ...
Pathophysiology is becoming an increasingly important part of medical training, and this authoritative resource gives students a solid foundation in this important area. The authors, both premier educators in nephrology, have designed this text specifically for first- and second-year medical students. Concise chapters emphasize the mechanisms by ...
This thoroughly revised handbook is a compact but clear and comprehensive guide to all aspects of dialysis, from preparing patients for dialysis, details of both haemo - and peritoneal dialysis, to continuous haemofiltration techniques and complications of end stage renal disease. The book is aimed primarily at trainee nephrologists and renal ...
Based on an urban legend, this twisted love story takes disgraced cop and morphine addict Phineas Poe from the snowy streets of Denver to the high plains of Texas, where the boundaries between torturer and victim, killer and accomplice, become nightmarishly distorted.
Already a regional bestseller in Atlanta, this is the story of the go-for-broke team drafted by Bob Stone to see him through the biggest challege of his life--kidney cancer. A great resource for anyone who wants to learn to connect in the process of caring. Photos.
Special diets are often difficult to follow because they soon become boring and monotonous. This cookbook was written to add variety and imagination to readers' diets. Favourite everyday and special occasion recipes are given to make meals more pleasurable and the diets easier to follow. This cookbook has been compiled through the efforts of many ...
This volume in the Handbook Series is an easily accessible reference on the rational management of the nutritional needs of patients with kidney disorders. Kidney disease affects millions of people worldwide. Over the years, in addition to the development of new drugs, there has been increased interest and research on nutritional managment of ...
Whether you are currently a vegetarian or just searching for a safe diet to follow with kidney disease, this book is for you. Based on the author's 20 years of experience in nutrition counseling for chronic kidney disease, this book provides easy to follow guidelines for plant based eating, to help slow down kidney function decline while keeping ...
This text covers all of the essential points of renal physiology in a concise presentation and provides an essential tool for introducing concepts or reviewing basic information. Extensive use of tables, diagrams, and illustrations aids comprehension. The focus on core concepts, end-of-chapter summaries, and the clinical content and emphasis make ...
It was this novel, together with Koji Suzuki's Ring series, that begun the J-Horror boom. A pageturner about the rebellion of mitochondria, it became the Japan Horror Novel Award's first winner and the inspiration for a videogame that was a stateside hit.
This Second Edition of the National Kidney Foundation's Primer on Kidney Diseases provides an up-to-date review of kidney disease, fluid and electrolyte disorders, hypertension, dialysis, and renal transplantation. All material has been thoroughly revised from the First Edition, making this edition the new authority on kidney diseases. The Second ...
A thorough, easy-to-read coverage of basic renal physiology for medical students. The book moves from the general to the specific: chapter 1 is an overview of renal physiology, chapters 2 through 6 cover the general principles of renal structure and function, and chapters 7 through 11 provide more detailed information about how the kidney performs ...
A Proven Plan to Prevent Painful Kidney Stones At last! Whether you are a chronic kidney stone sufferer or at risk of developing stones, this practical, comprehensive guide will help you take charge of your health and eliminate this painful disease from your life forever. Written by a team of experts in the field, No More Kidney Stones includes ...
Designed to fit a broad global audience of individuals who must control the amounts of sodium, potassium, and phosphorus in their diets, this text offers the reader an opportunity to positively impact their nutritional profile and health with user-friendly instructions and exciting recipe "starter" ideas.
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