Kidney Disease Management

• Date de parution : 13/12/2012
• Editeur : Wiley-blackwell
• EAN : 9781118490778
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• Support : Livre numérique

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This informative book has been put together with the support and input of many clinical renal experts, who have been willing to share their knowledge and years of experience and Im sure it will be an excellent resource for those caring for kidney patients for the first time as well as for those... Voir plus

This informative book has been put together with the support and input of many clinical renal experts, who have been willing to share their knowledge and years of experience and Im sure it will be an excellent resource for those caring for kidney patients for the first time as well as for those with some years of experience! - From the Foreword by Rosemary Macri, Chief Executive of the British Kidney Patient AssociationKidney Disease Managementhas been written to help optimise the care of people with chronic kidney disease (CKD) across the healthcare spectrum. It is aimed at a range of professionals, including nurses, junior doctors, general practitioners, pharmacists and dietitians. Specialists in training may also find it useful. It highlights the practical considerations necessary to care for people with kidney problems in situations where a specialist practitioner is not always required or immediately available.This book explores:policy context and CKDoverview of CKD and managementmanaging CKD in primary caretreatment modalities in CKDpsychosocial aspects of living with CKDAcute kidney injury in hospitalised patientssurgery and kidney injurymedication management in CKDnutrition and CKDsupport and palliative care for people with CKDKey features:Based on best practice and written in an accessible format aimed at busy practitionersEmphasises the centrality of the patient and family and the need to share information and expertise across traditional boundariesWritten by professionals renowned in their field, both generalists and specialists, who have extensive experience of the practicalities of managing complex patients