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Oxford Handbook of Dialysis Jeremy Levy (Consultant Nephrologist and Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Consultant Nephrologist and Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London. UK)

Oxford Handbook of Dialysis By Jeremy Levy (Consultant Nephrologist and Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Consultant Nephrologist and Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London. UK)

Summary

The revised fourth edition of this comprehensive handbook continues to provide a reliable, compact guide to all aspects of dialysis, incorporating best practice guidelines and including the most to up-to-date information on new techniques and patient management options.

Oxford Handbook of Dialysis Summary

Oxford Handbook of Dialysis by Jeremy Levy (Consultant Nephrologist and Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Consultant Nephrologist and Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London. UK)

The Oxford Handbook of Dialysis is a comprehensive and practical guide to all aspects of dialysis, the management of patients with end stage kidney disease, and all its complications. The fourth edition has been completely updated, and covers all aspects of dialysis from haemodialysis techniques and haemodiafitration, to the medical, nursing and psychosocial aspects of managing patients with end stage kidney failure. Renal transplantation, plasma exchange, palliative care, and drug dosing are discussed, along with end of life care, and complications of chronic kdney disease. This handbook is packed with practical guidance and management, presented in a compact and easy to use format. The Oxford Handbook of Dialysis is aimed at all health care professionals dealing with dialysis patients from nephrologists to dieticians, as well as pharmacists, nurses, and surgeons. There are specific chapters on nursing patients on haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis, and detailed nutrition and drug prescribing chapters. The fourth edition includes new sections on renal replacement therapies in acute kidney injury, home dialysis, new peritoneal dialysis fluids, new drugs including new epoietins and phosphate binders, updated sections on nocturnal dialysis, dialysis monitoring, encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis, and sleep disorders. Easy to read, practical, and focussed, this handbook should have a home in every renal unit, dialysis centre, renal ward, and be close to hand for every nephrologist, renal trainee, or renal nurse.

Oxford Handbook of Dialysis Reviews

It is a good book. . . ideal for healthcare professionals new to dialysis or those wanting to learn more. . . A quality and practical book which helps you to manage patients. * Dr Harry Brown, Glycosmedia.com *

About Jeremy Levy (Consultant Nephrologist and Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Consultant Nephrologist and Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London. UK)

Jeremy Levy is a Consultant Nephrologist at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Adjunct Professor of Medicine at Imperial College London, Director of Education and Quality for Health Education NW London and Chair of the UK Renal Association education and training committee. He trained in Nephrology in Cambridge, London and Oxford and has a major clinical interest in immune mediated renal disease (especially glomerulonephritis, vasculitis and SLE), HIV and kidney disease, chronic kidney disease and dialysis, and in teaching and education. Edwina Brown is a Consultant Nephrologist at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Honorary Professor of Renal Medicine at Imperial College London and Vice-President (Education) of the British Renal Society. She trained in Nephrology at Yale (USA) and Charing Cross Hospital, London. Her clinical and research interests focus on the needs of older patients with advanced kidney disease, peritoneal dialysis and end of life care. She organises regular educational meetings on peritoneal dialysis and renal supportive care. Anastasia Lawrence is a Senior Renal Lecturer Practitioner at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Honorary Senior Lecturer at Bucks New University. She trained at Hammersmith & Queen Charlotte School of Nursing, London. She did her BSc (Hons) Renal Nursing at City University and Masters in Education at Thames Valley University, London. Her special interests are in acute kidney injury, transplantation, diabetes and kidney disease, and in teaching and education.

Table of Contents

1. The new patient with renal failure ; 2. Haemodialysis ; 3. Nursing a patient on haemodialysis ; 4. Home and Frequent Haemodialysis ; 5. Peritoneal dialysis ; 6. Nursing issues in peritoneal dialysis ; 7. Renal replacement therapy in acute kidney injury ; 8. Nutrition on dialysis ; 9. Special situations ; 10. Complications of ESKD: anaemia ; 11. Complications of ESKD: bone mineral disorders ; 12. Complications of ESKD: cardiovascular disease ; 13. Complications of ESKD: infection ; 14. Symptoms related to ESKD ; 15. Other complications of ESKD ; 16. Death in dialysis patients ; 17. Transplantation for dialysis patients ; 18. Drug Dosing ; 19. Standards and guidelines

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NGR9780199644766
9780199644766
0199644764
Oxford Handbook of Dialysis by Jeremy Levy (Consultant Nephrologist and Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Consultant Nephrologist and Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London. UK)
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Oxford University Press
20160218
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