DESCRIPTION:
Here""s an in-depth, quick-reference, problem-solving resource for those involved in the care of dialysis patients. More than 120 world-class authorities discuss dialysis techniques, mechanical considerations, and complications related to various diseases for both pediatric and adult patients. Selected annotated references and excellent cross-referencing between chapters help you find answers fast, and more than 100 photos, drawings, charts, and tables, mostly in color, clarify complex topics. Providing practical, immediately useful guidelines that can be applied directly to patient care, this book is a "must-have" for all dialysis caregivers.
CONTENTS:
Section 1 DEMOGRAPHICS
Section 2 VASCULAR ACCESS FOR HEMODIALYSIS
Section 3 PERITONEAL ACCESS DEVICES
Section 4 MECHANICAL ASPECTS OF DIALYSIS
Section 5 DIALYZERS
Section 6 KINETIC MODELING IN HEMODIALYSIS
Section 7 IMPROVING OUTCOMES IN DIALYSIS PATIENTS
Section 8 THE HEODIALYSIS PROCEDURE
Section 9 COMPLICATIONS DURING HEMODIALYSIS
Section 10 REUSE OF HEMODIALYZERS
Section 11 ALTERNATIVE HEMODIALYTIC TECHNIQUES
Section 12 PERITONEAL DIALYSIS: CLINICAL PRACTICE
Section 13 PERITONEAL DIALYSIS: INFECTIOUS COMPLICATIONS
Section 14 PERITONEAL DIALYSIS: NONINFECTIOUS COMPLICATIONS
Section 15 PERITONEAL DIALYSIS: INTRA-ABDOMINALPRESSURE-RELATED COMPLICATIONS
Section 16 ACID-BASE HOMEOSTASIS
Section 17 NUTRITIONAL MANAGEMENT OF DIALYSIS PATIENTS
Section 18 GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE
Section 19 THE HIV-INFECTED PATIENT
Section 20 ANEMIA AND EPOETIN USE
Section 21 CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
Section 22 METABOLIC ABNORMALITIES
Section 23 NEUROLOGIC ASPECTS OF UREMIA
