Kidney Dialysis and Transplants

The at Your Fingertips Guide

Andy Stein, Janet Wild (Autoren)

Richenda Milton-Thompson (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

324 Seiten

2002
Class Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-85959-046-1 (ISBN)

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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. Medical terms are explained in layman's language and questions are answered that patients may be afraid to ask their doctors. A list of organisations to contact for further help and support is also included.

Dr Andy Stein MD, MRCP (UK) is Consultant Nephrologist and General Physician at the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust. Janet Wild RGN is Clinical Education Manager at Baxter Healthcare Ltd.

Chapter 1: Your kidneys and how they work; Chapter 2: What happens when kidneys fail?; Chapter 3: Treatment of kidney failure; Chapter 4: Investigations and procedures; Chapter 5: Dialysis; Chapter 6: Transplants; Chapter 7: Living with kidney failure; Chapter 8: Coping with kidney failure; Chapter 9: Research, ethics and getting involved; Appendix 1: Summary of normal and target blood tests results for patients on dialysis; Appendix 2: Useful addresses; Appendix 3: Resources; Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.4.2002
Reihe/Serie	At Your Fingertips
Illustrationen	David Woodroffe, Jane Taylor
Zusatzinfo	glossary, index
Verlagsort	Bridgwater
Sprache	englisch
Maße	147 x 211 mm
Gewicht	448 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Krankheiten / Heilverfahren
Themenwelt	Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Nephrologie
ISBN-10	1-85959-046-2 / 1859590462
ISBN-13	978-1-85959-046-1 / 9781859590461
Zustand	Neuware