This comprehensive yet concise guide to the treatment of even the most complex patients with primary glomerular diseases is full of practical information collected and organized in an easy-to-read manner, containing not only an evidence-based review of the topic but also practical recommendations from experts in the field.

Providing an evidence-based review of the practical challenges of dealing with patients receiving dialysis, this book covers technical and procedural considerations such as choosing the appropriate membrane, vascular access, and choosing from among the various forms of dialysis.

A reference on end-stage renal disease, this work is intended for physicians caring for the rapidly growing population of renal patients. Written by world-class experts, it provides coverage of techniques in peritoneal dialysis, home dialysis, pediatric dialysis, and more.

Presents a review of the practical challenges of dealing with patients receiving dialysis. This work covers technical and procedural considerations such as choosing the hemodialysis membrane and choosing the best dialysis option. It also covers clinical considerations such as infection and the treatment of specific renal disease complications.

This review provides coverage of the range of issues liable to confront practitioners in the field of clinical nephrology and renal transplantation. Containing questions designed to educate as well as test knowledge, it features 250 case presentations of all aspects of the kidney speciality.

Written by authors with special expertise in the various aspects of caring for patients with end-stage renal disease, this text explains how to ensure the quality of that care. It provides a series of discussions which should demonstrate the conceptual tools necessary for insuring quality care.

Cardiovascular complications are not only responsible for more than. This book is intended for dialysis doctors. It is also useful for dialysis nurses, who carry the lion's share of day-to-day responsibility for dialysis patients, as practical guide to dialysis treatment.

Written from the perspective of the joy of celebrating life rather than lamenting the scourge of chronic illness, this collection of medical columns, short stories, and letters recounts the tale of coping, surviving, and prevailing.

Kidney transplantation has revolutionised the treatment of end-stage renal failure. Not only does it offer the best hope for complete rehabilitation, but it has also proved to be the most cost-effective of all treatment options, including dialysis. This book examines the research in this field including rejection.

This book provides primary care physicians and non-nephrology specialists with an introduction to and insights into chronic kidney disease (CKD) with a practical and focused approach to key topics in the field including epidemiology and diagnosis and management, as well as the impact of CKD on chronic, non-communicable disease.

Amyloidosis is a condition associated with renal dialysis, leading to progressive organ failure, and is of great concern to all clinical nephrologists. This book is aimed at practising nephrologists and will help them successfully to diagnose, relieve, and possibly prevent dialysis-related amyloidosis.

A review of metabolism and nutritional management of patients with renal diseas. It features the National Kidney Foundation Clinical Practice Guidelines on Nutrition in Chronic Renal Failure. It covers the scientific discoveries and the techniques for assessing nutritional status in renal disease.

A Problem-Solving Approach to Clinical Cases.

Presents an introduction to modern science and clinical nephrology. This book contains various molecular and physiological developments and includes a chapter on pregnancy and the kidney. It is suitable for medical students, junior doctors on Foundation Programs and specialist nurses working on dialysis wards.

Blends the accomplishments of ophthalmologists, nephrologists, diabetologists, transplant surgeons, and basic scientists are into a strategic approach that may be applied by those caring for diabetic patients. This book presents therapies, including insertion of genetically engineered beta cells or polymer-coated islets of Langerhans.

Provides insights into the pathogenic mechanisms by which hyperglycemia induces tissue and organ injury that are the basis for rapidly evolving promising therapies in diabetes. This volume presents the story of the taming of diabetes, which is aimed at nephrologists, endocrinologists, ophthalmologists, primary care physicians and medical students.