Present and Future Therapies for End-stage Renal Disease

Present and Future Therapies for End-stage Renal Disease
Author: Eli A. Friedman
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2010
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9814280038

Introduction and options in therapy / Eli A. Friedman -- ch. 1. Peritoneal dialysis : past and current practices / Mary C. Mallappallil -- ch. 2. Hemodialysis / Yalemzewd Woredekal -- ch. 3. Kidney transplantation / Fasika Tedla -- ch. 4. Home hemodialysis : present and future therapies / Barbara G. Delano -- ch. 5. Hemofiltration / Halim S. Ghali -- ch. 6. Self-care in-center hemodialysis / Susan H. Bray -- ch. 7. Opting for death rather than dialysis in chronic renal failure / Anthony J. Joseph -- ch. 8. Ethical concerns in marketing kidneys / Amy L. Friedman -- ch. 9. The wearable artificial kidney : a new paradigm in the treatment of ESRD / Victor Gura -- ch. 10. Xenotransplantation / Moro O. Salifu, Syed Shah and Subodh Saggi -- ch. 11. Can the bowel serve as a kidney? / Eli A. Friedman

Kidney Failure and the Federal Government

Kidney Failure and the Federal Government
Author: Institute of Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 444
Release: 1991-02-01
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780309044325

Since 1972, many victims of endstage renal disease (ESRD) have received treatment under a unique Medicare entitlement. This book presents a comprehensive analysis of the federal ESRD program: who uses it, how well it functions, and what improvements are needed. The book includes recommendations on patient eligibility, reimbursement, quality assessment, medical ethics, and research needs. Kidney Failure and the Federal Government offers a wealth of information on these and other topics: The ESRD patient population. Dialysis and transplantation providers. Issues of patient access and availability of treatment. Ethical issues related to treatment initiation and termination. Payment policies and their relationship to quality of care. This book will have a major impact on the future of the ESRD program and will be of interest to health policymakers, nephrologists and other individual providers, treatment site administrators, and researchers.

Present and Future Therapies for End-stage Renal Disease

Present and Future Therapies for End-stage Renal Disease
Author: Eli A. Friedman
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2010
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 981428002X

The contributors include physicians who practise uremia therapy since its conception to more recent graduates, along with surgeons, pioneers and physicians who are patients themselves, thus giving readers the broadest perspective. --

Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy

Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy
Author: John A. Kellum
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 329
Release: 2016
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 019022553X

Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy provides concise, evidence-based, bedside guidance for the management of critically ill patients with acute renal failure, offering quick reference answers to clinicians' questions about treatments and situations encountered in daily practice.

The Role of Nutrition in Maintaining Health in the Nation's Elderly

The Role of Nutrition in Maintaining Health in the Nation's Elderly
Author: Institute of Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 383
Release: 2000-06-09
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0309068460

Malnutrition and obesity are both common among Americans over age 65. There are also a host of other medical conditions from which older people and other Medicare beneficiaries suffer that could be improved with appropriate nutritional intervention. Despite that, access to a nutrition professional is very limited. Do nutrition services benefit older people in terms of morbidity, mortality, or quality of life? Which health professionals are best qualified to provide such services? What would be the cost to Medicare of such services? Would the cost be offset by reduced illness in this population? This book addresses these questions, provides recommendations for nutrition services for the elderly, and considers how the coverage policy should be approached and practiced. The book discusses the role of nutrition therapy in the management of a number of diseases. It also examines what the elderly receive in the way of nutrition services along the continuum of care settings and addresses the areas of expertise needed by health professionals to provide appropriate nutrition services and therapy.

The Kidney

The Kidney
Author: A. A. G. Lewis
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2009-09-17
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0470714883

The Novartis Foundation Series is a popular collection of the proceedings from Novartis Foundation Symposia, in which groups of leading scientists from a range of topics across biology, chemistry and medicine assembled to present papers and discuss results. The Novartis Foundation, originally known as the Ciba Foundation, is well known to scientists and clinicians around the world.

Chronic Kidney Disease

Chronic Kidney Disease
Author: National Collaborating Centre for Chronic Conditions (Great Britain)
Publisher: Royal College of Physicians
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2008
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1860163408

This guideline presents clear criteria for testing of chronic kidney disease, for suspecting progressive CKD and referring people for specialist assessment.

Chronic Kidney Disease in Disadvantaged Populations

Chronic Kidney Disease in Disadvantaged Populations
Author: Guillermo Garcia-Garcia
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2017-07-08
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0128043822

Chronic Kidney Disease in Disadvantaged Populations investigates the increased incidence and prevalence of kidney disease in vulnerable populations world-wide. The volume explores the complex interactions of genetic, biologic, cultural and socioeconomic factors such as the environment, and specific health behaviors that seem to be responsible for a significant proportion of the health disparities in these communities. Each chapter is written by leading experts in the field and analyzes the prevalence and incidence of pre-dialysis kidney disease in disadvantaged populations across both developed and developing countries. In addition, each contribution analyzes differentiated risk factors and compares the disparities in access to screening, prevention strategies, treatment protocols and renal replacement therapies. Chronic Kidney Disease in Disadvantaged Populations is essential reading for residents, fellows, clinicians and biomedical researchers working in nephrology, internal medicine, and epidemiology, especially those working in areas with high concentrations of disadvantaged populations. - Presents a comprehensive account of both traditional and non-traditional risk factors for kidney disease - Explores the mechanisms by which poverty increases the burden of kidney disease in these populations, barriers to access to renal health care, including renal replacement therapies, organ donation, and organ commercialization - Offers the latest perspectives on outcomes in renal replacement therapies as well as prevention strategies

Palliative Care in Nephrology

Palliative Care in Nephrology
Author: Alvin H. Moss MD, FACP, FAAHPM
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2020-07-14
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0190945540

Palliative care has become increasingly important across the spectrum of healthcare, and with it, the need for education and training of a broad range of medical practitioners not previously associated with this field of care. As part of the Integrating Palliative Care series, this volume on palliative care in nephrology guides readers through the core palliative knowledge and skills needed to deliver high value, high quality care for seriously ill patients with chronic and end-stage kidney disease. Chapters are written by a team of international leaders in kidney palliative care and are organized into sections exploring unmet supportive care needs, palliative care capacity, patient-centered care, enhanced support at the end of life, and more. Chapter topics are based on the Coalition for Supportive Care of Kidney Patients Pathways Project change package of 14 evidence-based best practices to improve the delivery of palliative care to patients with kidney disease. An overview of the future of palliative care nephrology with attention to needed policy changes rounds out the text. Palliative Care in Nephrology is an ideal resource for nephrologists, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, social workers, primary care clinicians, and other practitioners who wish to learn more about integrating individualized, patient-centered palliative care into treatment of their patients with kidney disease.