Aims to give the basic information needed for renal care. This book includes a fact file of information about the most vital points of nephrology. It features essential links to Renal Association Standards. It is suitable for anyone on the renal team: clinician, nurse, dietitian, social worker, councellor, educator or expert patient.
Answers the questions that people with a kidney condition want to ask. This book also shows the importance of recognising the psychological issues involved, from initial reactions to being diagnosed with kidney failure, to the stresses faced by kidney patients and also, strategies for coping.
An accessible reference guide aimed at kidney failure sufferers and their families providing authoritative and practical information about managing a kidney condition from the initial diagnosis to strategies for coping.
Offers coverage of topics such as the 'postcode lottery', organ allocation and deceased and living donor organs. This book provides information about the operation, medication and the first three months after transplant. It also offers post-transplant advice: how to look after yourself and your new kidney.