Kidney Failure Explained - Brossura

Stein, Andy

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1859592368 ISBN 13: 9781859592366

Casa editrice: Class Health, 2010

Riassunto

The discovery that you have kidney failure is traumatic and can deeply affect your life and the lives of those close to you. The treatment is lifelong and often intrusive, frequently including a bewildering array of options, treatments and drugs. Getting the right information at the right time is vital, and this book aims to provide just that.

This indispensable reference manual gives you, your family and friends the information you really need to know about managing your renal condition. Written by two experienced medical authors, this practical handbook covers every aspect of living with kidney disease - from diagnosis, drugs and treatment, to diet, relationships and sex.

- Contains up-to-date, medically accurate information from experts
- Discussion on different types of dialysis, so you can make an informed decision
- Information about transplants: how the waiting list works and what to do if you are offered a kidney from a friend or relative
- Tackles questions you may feel uneasy asking your doctor

Summary of contents:
What is kidney failure?
Toxin ‘clearance’
Fluid balance
Blood pressure
Anaemia and Erythropoietin
Renal Bone Disease
Blood tests and other tests
Dialysis- the basics
Peritoneal dialysis
Haemodialysis
Transplantation
Living donor transplantation
The transplant operation and after
Eating well
Living with kidney failure
Sexual problems and pregnancy
End of life care
Statistics and outcomes
New developments and choice

Su questo libro

Recensione

This book is excellent and will prove very valuable to a variety of different groups. I shall certainly be recomending it to patients and to general practitioners in particular. --Dr Robin Whinney, Consultant Renal Physician, Department of Renal Medicine, The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

This book is, without doubt, the best resource currently available for kidney patients and those who care for them --Val Said, Kidney transplant patient

Your book has been a tremendous help and support throughout. I think that Kidney Failure Explained should be offered to all renal patients --J.R., Kidney donor, Northampton

L'autore

Dr Andy Stein, MD, FRCP, is Consultant Nephrologist and General Physician at the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust. Janet Wild, RGN, is Clinical Education Manager at Baxter Healthcare Renal Division. She has been a Renal nurse since 1988.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Class Health
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1859592368
• ISBN 13: 9781859592366
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 4
• Numero di pagine: 220
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile