Description
**Selected for Doody's Core Titles® 2024 in Transplantation Surgery**From basic science to practical clinical tools, Chronic Kidney Disease, Dialysis, and Transplantation, 4th Edition provides you with the up-to-date, authoritative guidance you need to safely and effectively manage patients with chronic renal disease. Covering all relevant clinical management issues, this companion volume to Brenner and Rector's The Kidney presents the knowledge and expertise of renowned researchers and clinicians in the fields of hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, critical care nephrology, and transplantation – for an all-in-one, indispensable guide to every aspect of this fast-changing field.- Contains expanded content on economics and outcomes of treatment, as well as acute kidney injury.- Covers hot topics such as the genetic causes of chronic kidney disease, ethical challenges and palliative care, and home hemodialysis.- Discusses the latest advances in hypertensive kidney disease, vitamin D deficiency, diabetes management, transplantation, and more.- Provides a clear visual understanding of complex information with high-quality line drawings, photographs, and diagnostic and treatment algorithms.- Expert Consult™ eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
Table of Contents
Himmelfarb: Chronic Kidney Disease, Dialysis, and Transplantation, 4eSection 1: Chronic Kidney Disease1. Chronic Kidney Disease: Definitions, Epidemiology, Cost, and Outcomes2. Measurement and Estimation of Kidney Function3. Diabetic Kidney Disease 4. Hypertensive Kidney Disease5. Chronic Kidney Disease in the Elderly 6. The Pediatric Patient with Chronic Kidney Disease7. Genetic Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease Section 2: Complications and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease 8. The Role of the Chronic Kidney Disease Clinic and Multidisciplinary Team Care9. Anemia in Chronic Kidney Disease10. Mineral Bone Disorders in Chronic Kidney Disease11. Vitamin D Disorders in Chronic Kidney Disease12. Cardiovascular Disease in Chronic Kidney Disease13. Nutrition, Metabolism and Hormonal Function in Chronic Kidney Disease14. Inflammation in Chronic Kidney Disease15. Sleep Disorders in Chronic Kidney Disease16. Depression and Neurocognitive Function in Chronic Kidney Disease 17. Medication Management in Chronic Kidney Disease18. The Pathophysiology of Uremia19. Timing and Initiation and Modality Options for Renal Replacement Therapy20. Ethical Challenges and the Role of Palliative Care in Kidney DiseaseSection 3: Dialysis21. Dialysis and End Stage Kidney Disease: Epidemiology, Cost, and Outcomes22. Principles of Hemodialysis23. Vascular Access24. Hemodialysis Adequacy25. Hemodialysis-Associated Infections26. Acute Complications Associated with Hemodialysis27. Frequent Hemodialysis: Physiological, Epidemiological, and Practical Aspects28. Home Hemodialysis29. Peritoneal Physiology30. The Utilization and Outcomes of Peritoneal Dialysis 31. Peritoneal Dialysis Solutions, Prescription and Adequacy32. Peritoneal Dialysis-Related Infections33. Noninfectious Complications of Peritoneal Dialysis Section 4: Transplantation34. Transplant epidemiology, costs and outcomes 35. Transplantation Immunobiology 36. Evaluation of Donors and Recipients 37. Surgical Management of the Renal Transplant Recipient 38. Immunosuppresive Therapy 39. Diagnosis and Therapy of Graft Dysfunction 40. Infection in Renal Transplant Recipients41. Noninfectious Complications after Kidney Transplantation 42. Recurrent and De Novo Renal Diseases after Kidney Transplantation43. Pediatric Renal Transplantation44. Chronic Kidney Disease in the Kidney Transplant Recipient Section 5: Acute Kidney Injury45. Acute Kidney Injury: Epidemiology, Costs and Outcomes46. Metabolic and Nutritional Complications of Acute Kidney Injury47. Acute Kidney Injury Diagnostics and Biomarkers48. Pharmacological Interventions in Acute Kidney Injury 49. Dialytic Management for Acute Renal Failure50. Extracorporeal Treatment of Poisonings
