Handbook of Dialysis Therapy E-Book

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Specialties, Internal Medicine, Nephrology

• Author: Allen R. Nissenson, MD, FACP, Richard E. Fine, MD
• ISBN: 9780323445504
• Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
• Publication: October 24, 2016
• Imprint: Elsevier
• Language: English

Providing practical, immediately useful guidelines that can be applied directly to patient care, ***Handbook of Dialysis Therapy***is a must-have resource for all dialysis caregivers. This new edition has been updated with the latest cutting-edge technology, dialysis techniques, and complications related to various diseases for both pediatric and adult patients. In-depth yet concise, it explains complex dialysis concepts through abundant diagrams, photos, line drawings, and tables, while its readable hands-on approach allows for quick review of key information.

• Presents the practice-proven experience of top experts in the field of dialysis treatment.

• Offers dialysis guidance for both adult and pediatric patients in one convenient source.

• Features a readable hands-on approach, allowing you to quickly review the complicated concepts of dialysis.

• Includes helpful annotated bibliography lists in each section for further in-depth research on any subject.

• Explains complex dialysis concepts through abundant diagrams, photos, line drawings, and tables.

• Features new chapters on care delivery, patient-centric care, rehabilitation, quality of life, geriatrics, and interventional nephrology.

• Includes information on the management of the pediatric patient undergoing dialysis.

• Defines the quality imperatives, roles, and responsibilities of dialysis facility medical directors and attending nephrologists.

• Updates nephrologistson the latest alternative dialysis modalities.