Oxford Handbook of Renal NursingWritten by educators and renal nurses with extensive experience of clinical practice the Oxford Handbook of Renal Nursing is a concise, current and evidence-based guide to the care of patients with renal disease. This practical and thorough resource ensures that expert and relevant information is always accessible, whatever the circumstances. An indispensable clinical guide this handbook provides a wealth of useful information on the aetiology of kidney disease, and aids with decision-making from initial assessment and diagnosis, through to the available Treatments. Taking a multi professional approach to the care and management of patients with kidney disease, the Oxford Handbook of Renal Nursing is an essential tool for all renal nurses, studying and practising, as well as a valuable resource for all those who work in renal care. |
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Contents
1 Renal pathophysiology | 1 |
2 Clinical assessment of the chronic kidney disease patient | 37 |
3 Management of hypertension | 65 |
4 Acute kidney injury | 97 |
5 Chronic kidney disease stages 13 | 123 |
6 Chronic kidney disease stages 45 | 141 |
7 Complications associated with chronic kidney disease | 165 |
8 Chronic kidney disease mineral and bone disorders | 185 |
supply and demand | 423 |
patient choice recipient selection and surgery | 445 |
immunology and immunosuppression | 485 |
16 End of life care in advanced kidney disease | 511 |
17 Living with chronic kidney disease and renal replacement therapy | 531 |
18 Renal pharmacology | 565 |
Nursing admission and discharge | 575 |
Renal pathophysiology | 579 |
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