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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.

SECTION I: DEMOGRAPHICS -- 1 - Demographics of the End-Stage Renal Disease Patient -- SECTION II: VASCULAR ACCESS FOR HEMODIALYSIS -- 2 - Vascular Access for Hemodialysis in Adults -- 3 - Central Venous Access for Hemodialysis -- 4 - Noninfectious Complications From Vascular Access -- 5 - Infectious Complications From Vascular Access -- 6 - Surveillance for Arteriovenous Access -- 7 - Interventional Nephrology -- 8 - Cannulation of Hemodialysis Vascular Access: Science and Art -- SECTION III: PERITONEAL ACCESS DEVICES -- 9 - Peritoneal Access Devices, Placement Techniques, and Maintenance -- SECTION IV: MECHANICAL ASPECTS OF DIALYSIS -- 10 - Water Treatment Equipment for In-Center Hemodialysis -- 11 - Methods and Complications of Dialyzer Reuse -- 12 - Dialysate Composition -- 13 - Safety Monitors in Hemodialysis -- 14 - Methods of Hemodialysis Anticoagulation -- SECTION V: HOME DIALYSIS -- 15 - Home Preparation and Installation for Home Hemodialysis -- 16 - Peritoneal Dialysis Cyclers and Other Mechanical Devices -- SECTION VI: DIALYZERS -- 17 - Selecting a Dialyzer: Technical and Clinical Considerations -- SECTION VII: ADEQUACY OF DIALYSIS -- 18 - Uremic Toxicity -- 19 - Urea Kinetic Modeling for Guiding Hemodialysis Therapy in Adults -- 20 - The Dialysis Prescription -- SECTION VIII: IMPROVING OUTCOMES IN DIALYSIS PATIENTS -- 21 - Improving Outcomes for End-Stage Renal Disease Patients: Shifting the Quality Paradigm -- 22 - Quality, Safety, Accountability, and Medical Director Responsibilities -- 23 - Initiation of Dialysis Therapy -- SECTION IX: COMPLICATIONS DURING HEMODIALYSIS -- 24 - Common Clinical Problems During Hemodialysis -- 25 - Arrhythmias in Hemodialysis Patients -- 26 - Prevention and Therapeutic Management of Bleeding in Dialysis Patients -- SECTION X: ALTERNATIVE HEMODIALYTIC TECHNIQUES -- 27 - Hemofiltration and Hemodiafiltration -- 28 - Continuous Renal Replacement Therapies for Acute Kidney Injury -- 29 - Anticoagulation for Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy -- 30 - Wearable and Implantable Renal Replacement Therapy -- SECTION XI: PERITONEAL DIALYSIS: CLINICAL PRACTICE -- 31 - Determination of Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis and Automated Peritoneal Dialysis Prescriptions -- 32 - Peritoneal Dialysis Solutions -- 33 - Lymphatics, Peritoneal Fluid Losses, and Peritoneal Dialysis -- SECTION XII: PERITONEAL DIALYSIS: INFECTIOUS COMPLICATIONS -- 34 - Abnormalities of Host Defense Mechanisms During Peritoneal Dialysis -- 35 - Peritoneal Catheter Exit Site and Tunnel Infections -- 36 - Peritonitis in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients -- SECTION XIII: PERITONEAL DIALYSIS: NONINFECTIOUS COMPLICATIONS -- 37 - Peritoneal Membrane Dysfunction: Inadequate Solute Removal, Ultrafiltration Failure, and Encapsulating Peritoneal Sclerosis -- 38 - Abdominal Catastrophes, Peritoneal Eosinophilia, and Other Unusual Events in Peritoneal Dialysis -- 39 - Metabolic Effects of Peritoneal Dialysis -- SECTION XIV: PERITONEAL DIALYSIS: INTRA-ABDOMINAL PRESSURE-RELATED COMPLICATIONS -- 40 - Abdominal Hernias in Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis -- 41 - Peritoneal Dialysate Leaks -- 42 - Hydrothorax and Peritoneal Dialysis -- SECTION XV: ACID-BASE HOMEOSTASIS -- 43 - Acid–Base Homeostasis in Dialysis

SECTION XVI: NUTRITIONAL MANAGEMENT OF DIALYSIS PATIENTS -- 44 - Nutritional Management of Hemodialysis Patients -- 45 - Intradialytic Parenteral Nutrition and Intraperitoneal Nutrition -- 46 - Nutritional Management in Peritoneal Dialysis -- SECTION XVII: GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE -- 47 - Liver Disease and Gastrointestinal Disorders in Dialysis Patients -- SECTION XVIII: THE HIV-INFECTED PATIENT -- 48 - Care of the HIV-Infected Dialysis Patient -- SECTION XIX: ANEMIA AND EPOETIN USE -- 49 - Use of Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents in Hemodialysis Patients -- 50 - Anemia in Patients With End-Stage Kidney Disease -- 51 - Iron Use in End-Stage Renal Disease -- 52 - Resistance to Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agent (ESA) Treatment -- SECTION XX: CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE -- 53 - The Challenges of Blood Pressure Control in Dialysis Patients -- 54 - Management of Ischemic Heart Disease, Heart Failure, and Pericarditis in Hemodialysis Patients -- 55 - Avoidance and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease in Dialysis -- SECTION XXI: METABOLIC ABNORMALITIES -- 56 - Management of Dyslipidemia in Long-Term Dialysis Patients -- 57 - Abnormalities of Thyroid Function in Chronic Dialysis Patients -- 58 - Metabolic Abnormalities: Evaluation of Sexual Dysfunction -- SECTION XXII: UREMIC OSTEODYSTROPHY -- 59 - Chronic Kidney Disease–Mineral and Bone Disorder -- 60 - Phosphate Management in Patients With End-Stage Renal Disease -- 61 - Use of Vitamin D Sterols and Calcimimetics in Patients With End-Stage Renal Disease -- 62 – Parathyroidectomy -- SECTION XXIII: ACQUIRED CYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE -- 63 - Acquired Cystic Kidney Disease -- SECTION XXIV: DIABETES -- 64 - End-Stage Renal Failure in the Diabetic Patient -- SECTION XXV: DRUG USE IN UREMIA -- 65 - Principles of Drug Usage in Dialysis Patients -- 66 - Medication Management -- SECTION XXVI: REHABILITATION AND PSYCHOSOCIAL ISSUES -- 67 - Physical Activity, Function, and Exercise-Based Rehabilitation for Dialysis Patients -- 68 - Physical, Psychosocial, and Vocational Rehabilitation of Adult Dialysis Patients -- 69 - Ethical Considerations in the Care of Dialysis Patients -- 70 - Psychosocial Issues in Dialysis Patients -- 71 - The Care of Elderly Dialysis and End-Stage Renal Disease Patients -- SECTION XXVII: PEDIATRIC DIALYSIS -- 72 - Vascular Access in Children -- 73 - Infant Hemodialysis -- 74 - Urea Kinetic Modeling for Hemodialysis Prescription in Children -- 75 - Hemodiafiltration in Children: An Ultrapure Complete Blood Purification -- 76 - Home Hemodialysis in Children -- 77 - Anticoagulation in Children Undergoing Hemodialysis -- 78 - Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Placement in Children -- 79 - Prescribing Peritoneal Dialysis in Children -- 80 - Nutritional Management of Children Undergoing Peritoneal Dialysis -- 81 - Peritoneal Dialysis in Neonates and Infants -- 82 - Dialysis in Inborn Errors of Metabolism -- 83 - Neurocognitive Functioning in Children Undergoing Dialysis -- 84 - Growth in Children With End-Stage Renal Disease -- 85 - Adequacy of Peritoneal Dialysis/Assessing Peritoneal Function in Pediatric Patients -- 86 - Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy in Pediatric Patients -- 87 - Prevention and Treatment of Bone Disease in Pediatric Dialysis Patients -- 88 - Management of Anemia in Children Undergoing Dialysis -- 89 - Assessing Quality of Life in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Dialysis -- 90 - Immunization in Children Undergoing Dialysis -- 91 - Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Complications in Children Undergoing Dialysis -- 92 - Surgery in Children With End-Stage Renal Disease -- 93 - Infectious Complications in Children Undergoing Dialysis -- 94 - Adherence and Transition in the Pediatric Dialysis Patient -- SECTION XXVIII: THE PREGNANT PATIENT -- 95 - Pregnancy in Dialysis Patients -- SECTION XXIX: MISCELLANEOUS AREAS OF CLINICAL IMPORTANCE -- 96 - Treatment of Poisoning With Extracorporeal Methods -- 97 - Preventive Care in End-Stage Renal Disease -- 98 - Application of Telemedicine to Patients With End-Stage Renal Disease

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