From the Publisher:     

     Here is a compact, clear, and comprehensive guide to all aspects of dialysis, from preparing patients for treatment to the complications of end stage renal disease.  Aimed primarily at nephrologists and renal nurses, this practical handbook will also be an invaluable source of information for pharmacists, dieticians, intensivists, and other health care workers involved in providing optimal care for patients.

     This thoroughly revised second edition includes new sections on hemodiafiltration, intradialytic monitoring techniques, trials in hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis, travel on dialysis, integrated care, role of predialysis nurses, supportive care, care of dying patients, and new drugs and much more.  Patient centered and practical, this book will continue to be the first port of call for anyone managing patients with end stage renal failure.

Table of Contents:

Part 1.     The New Patient with Renal Failure

Part 2.     Hemodialysis

Part 3.     Nursing a Hemodialysis Patient

Part 4.     Peritoneal Dialysis

Part 5.     Nursing Issues in Peritoneal Dialysis

Part 6.     Nutrition on Dialysis

Part 7.     Special Situations

Part 8.     Complications of ESRD: Anemia

Part 9.     Complications of ESRD: Fluid Overload

Part 10.   Complications of ESRD: Renal Bone Disease

Part 11.   Complications of ESRD: Cardiovascular Disease

Part 12.   Complications of ESRD: Infection

Part 13.   Other Complications of ESRD

Part 14.   Death in Dialysis Patients

Part 15.   Drug Prescribing in Patients on Dialysis

Part 16.   Standards Documents

INDEX