Pediatric Dialysis Case Studies

Bradley A. Warady, MD University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Medicine Children's Mercy Kansas City Department of Pediatric Nephrology Kansas City, Missouri, USA Franz Schaefer, MD Center for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Division of Pediatric Nephrology Heidelberg, Germany Steven R. Alexander, MD Division of Pediatric Nephrology Department of Pediatrics Stanford University School of Medicine Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford Stanford, California, USA

Preface.- 1. Peritoneal Access.- 2. Peritoneal Equilibration Testing and Application.- 3. Peritoneal Dialysis Prescription.- 4. Dialysis During Infancy.- 5. Hypotension in Infants on Peritoneal Dialysis.- 6. Ethical Dialysis Decisions in Infants with End Stage Kidney Disease.- 7. Catheter Exit-site and Tunnel Infections.- 8. Peritonitis.- 9. Relapsing and Recurrent Peritonitis.- 10. Peritoneal Dialysis-Associated Hydrothorax and Hernia.- 11. Ultrafiltration Failure.- 12. Encapsulating Peritoneal Sclerosis.- 13. Difficult Vascular Access.- 14. Hemodialysis Prescription.- 15. Intensified Hemodialysis.- 16. Home Hemodialysis.- 17. Myocardial Stunning.- 18. Cather Related Blood Stream Infection.- 19. Intradialytic Hypotension: Potential Causes and Mediating Factors.- 20. Dialyzer Reaction.- 21. Nutritional Management of Infants on Dialysis.- 22. Nutritional Management of Children and Adolescents.- 23. Anemia.- 24. Chronic Kidney Disease: Mineral Bone Disorder.- 25. Growth Delay.- 26. Hypertension.- 27. Cardiovascular Disease.- 28. Sleep Disorders.- 29. Highly Sensitized Dialysis Patient.- 30. Health-Related Quality of Life in Youth on Dialysis.- 31. Non-adherence.- 32. Transition to Adult Care.- 33. Pregnancy in a Woman Approaching End Stage Kidney Disease.- 34. Withholding and Withdrawal of Dialysis.- 35. Does Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) Have a Role in the Management of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)?.- 36. Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy and AKI.- 37. Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) for a Neonate.- 38. Anticoagulation and CRRT.- 39. Extracorporeal Liver Dialysis in Children.- 40. Therapeutic Apheresis.- 41. Neonatal Hyperammonemia.- 42. Primary Hyperoxaluria.- 43. Intoxications.- 44. Acquired Cystic Kidney Disease.

"This book presents case-based synopses of dialysis-related pediatric nephrology topics. ... This is certainly an excellent guide for pediatric nephrology postgraduate trainees and also for pediatric dialysis professionals who wish to expand their knowledge base and their understanding the concepts behind standard-of-care pediatric dialysis techniques and protocols. ... This excellent case-based, patient care guide provides current standards of care and educational concepts behind pediatric dialysis practice. ... This is a very readable, current, and practical guide." (Aftab S. Chishti, Doody's Book Reviews, May, 2018)

“This book presents case-based synopses of dialysis-related pediatric nephrology topics. … This is certainly an excellent guide for pediatric nephrology postgraduate trainees and also for pediatric dialysis professionals who wish to expand their knowledge base and their understanding the concepts behind standard-of-care pediatric dialysis techniques and protocols. … This excellent case-based, patient care guide provides current standards of care and educational concepts behind pediatric dialysis practice. … This is a very readable, current, and practical guide.” (Aftab S. Chishti, Doody's Book Reviews, May, 2018)