The Renal Drug Handbook

The Renal Drug Handbook
Author: Caroline Ashley
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 1985
Release: 2017-09-29
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1315343673

The Renal Drug Handbook offers information compiled from the UK Renal Pharmacy Group and features drug monographs guiding physicians in how to prescribe, prepare, and administer drugs to patients undergoing renal replacement therapy. Also provides a practice-based review of drug utilization in renal units across the UK. Purchasers of The Renal Drug Handbook receive a free 30-day trial to the The Renal Drug Database. A code to activate the trial may be found on the inside-front cover of The Renal Drug Handbook; the trial is activated by entering the code on the Redeem page of this website, accessible from the homepage. "The Renal Drug Handbook provides essential information on drug dosing in patients with different levels of kidney function. As in previous editions, the logical format makes it easy to use and simple to follow. Included in this update are over 130 new drugs and a new section on drug metabolism and excretion in each drug monograph. Wide dissemination of this 4th edition will help healthcare professionals who prescribe and more importantly protect their patients from avoidable harm.? Well done to the authors for maintaining this amazing resource." — David C Wheeler, Professor of Kidney Medicine, University College London, and President, Renal Association

The Renal Drug Handbook

The Renal Drug Handbook
Author: Caroline Ashley
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 1108
Release: 2018-05-24
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0429863640

This invaluable guide, endorsed by the UKMi and reflecting the extensive experience of the UK Renal Pharmacy Group, features drug monographs guiding physicians in how to prescribe, prepare, and administer drugs to patients with different levels of kidney function and when undergoing renal replacement therapy. It has been fully updated for this fifth edition to include up to 100 additional drugs, while maintaining the clear structure and format that is easy to use and simple to follow in the busy clinical setting. It continues to offer support and guidance to health care professionals enabling them to prescribe medications to their renal patients appropriately and safely.

The Renal Drug Handbook

The Renal Drug Handbook
Author: Caroline Ashley
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008
Genre: Renal pharmacology
ISBN: 9781846192982

"Handbook offers information compiled from the UK Renal Pharmacy Group and features drug monographs guiding physicians in how to prescribe, prepare, and administer drugs to patients undergoing renal replacement therapy. Also provides a practice-based review of drug utilization in renal units across the UK."--BOOK JACKET.

Renal Pharmacotherapy

Renal Pharmacotherapy
Author: Larry K Golightly
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 755
Release: 2013-02-28
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1461458005

As the population of patients with acute or chronic kidney disease grows, healthcare professionals need a resource that optimizes drug effectiveness while minimizing potential toxicity. Renal Pharmacotherapy is a comprehensive listing of dosage recommendations for patients with compromised renal function. This up-to-date and evidence-based reference closes several identified knowledge gaps concerning medications eliminated by the kidneys. Conveniently listed alphabetically by generic drug name, each drug has its own face page featuring typical dosing ranges, alternative dosing adjustments by strata of renal function, specific dosing for dialysis and other dosing schemes. This work will satisfy the dosing information needs of busy physicians involved in pharmacotherapy for patients with kidney disease, as well as pharmacists, nurses and students.

Oxford Handbook of Renal Nursing

Oxford Handbook of Renal Nursing
Author: Althea Mahon
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 640
Release: 2013-06-27
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0199600538

This title is a concise, current, and evidence-based guide to the care of patients with renal disease. Its portable format will enable practitioners to keep it ready-to-hand as a quick and reliable practice reference tool in any clinical setting.

Oxford Handbook of Dialysis

Oxford Handbook of Dialysis
Author: Jeremy Levy
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 703
Release: 2009-03-26
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0199235287

This handbook covers all aspects of dialysis treatment and the care of patients with renal failure in a clear, compact but detailed format.

Handbook of Chronic Kidney Disease Management

Handbook of Chronic Kidney Disease Management
Author: John T. Daugirdas
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Total Pages: 656
Release: 2012-02-20
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1451180217

The Handbook of Chronic Kidney Disease Management focuses on practical aspects of managing patients with mild to moderate Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), incorporating the expertise of cardiologists, endocrinologists, general internists, and nephrologists. Chapters include case vignettes and management algorithms, and treatment recommendations reconcile recently published clinical guidelines from NKF, AHA, NCEP, and ADA. In addition, treatment recommendations in this handbook take into account the realities of reimbursements in the U.S.

Handbook of Kidney Transplantation

Handbook of Kidney Transplantation
Author: Gabriel M. Danovitch
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Total Pages: 496
Release: 2012-03-28
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1451148305

This popular handbook is a practical guide for physicians, surgeons, nurses, and other professionals who manage kidney transplant patients. It is concise, readable, and well-illustrated. Chapters outline the major concerns surrounding renal transplantation and the most successful approaches to problems arising in short-term and long-term patient care. Chapter topics include immunobiology and immunosuppression, as well as chapters on surgery, histocompatibility, and the first three months post-transplant surgery. This thoroughly updated Fifth Edition includes new information on options for patients with end-stage renal disease, immunosuppressive medications and protocols for kidney transplantation, and the first two months following transplant.

Drug Prescribing in Renal Failure

Drug Prescribing in Renal Failure
Author: William M. Bennett
Publisher:
Total Pages: 176
Release: 1994
Genre: Medical
ISBN:

This text provides tables of factors for determining drug dosage. This edition covers 30 new drugs, including a new section on quinolenes. Dosing during continuous arteriovenous haemofiltration and other forms of extracorporeal treatment are included.