Dialysis in Older Adults
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-1-4939-3318-1 (ISBN)
This practical handbook offers quick and sound advice on the many issues faced when dialyzing the older patient. It is authored by well-known international experts who have covered the full range of end stage renal disorders including treatment options, patient management and maximization of quality of life. Accessible and easy-to-read, Dialysis in Older Adults serves as the go-to reference for clinicians and members of their team as they treat this challenging patient population.
Madhukar Misra is a Professor of Clinical Medicine and Nephrology Fellowship Program Director at the Univeristy of Missouri. He is currently the President of the International Society for Hemodialysis and a Committee Member of the Annual Dialysis Conference.
ESRD in the elderly: scope of the problem.- Choice of Dialysis in the elderly: Impact of specific education.- Hemodynamic considerations during Hemodialysis in the Elderly.- The pros and cons of home versus in-center HD in the elderly.- HD access in the elderly: planning to execution.- PD in the elderly (home/assisted/in nursing home).- Managing Blood pressure in the elderly: what is different?- A sensible approach to address dialysis adequacy in the elderly.- Anemia management in the elderly dialysis patient: is it different?- Mineral bone Disease in the elderly dialysis patient:management pearls.- Altered pharmacology and pill burden in the elderly: a balancing act.- Dialyzing the elderly patient with CHF: what is important to know?- Dialyzing the elderly patient with Acute kidney Injury.- Dialysis versus conservative care in the elderly: making a choice.- Unplanned start of HD and transition to community: avoiding pitfalls.- Shared decision making: Role of the nephrologist in Palliative Care.
| Zusatzinfo | 22 Illustrations, color; 6 Illustrations, black and white; XIV, 214 p. 28 illus., 22 illus. in color. |
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| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Geriatrie |
| Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Nephrologie | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Studium | |
| Schlagworte | Dialysis • end stage renal disease esrd • Geriatrics • Hemodialysis • Kidney Failure • peritoneal dialysis |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4939-3318-3 / 1493933183 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4939-3318-1 / 9781493933181 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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