Dialysis without fear : a guide to living well on dialysis for patients and their families / Daniel Offer, Marjorie Kaiz Offer, Susan Offer Szafir.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Offer, Daniel, author.

Offer, Marjorie Kaiz, author.

Szafir, Susan Offer, 1971- author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dialysis--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Dialysis.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

More than 400,000 people in the United States undergo kidney dialysis. If you or a member of your family are one of them, then the prospect of a regular appointment with a dialysis machine may seem like the end of life itself. But that reaction couldn't be more wrong. In Dialysis Without Fear, psychiatrist and dialysis patient Dr. Daniel Offer joins with his wife, Marjorie Kaiz Offer, and daughter, Susan Offer Szafir, to reveal how life can be lived--and lived well--on dialysis. Drawing on his long medical career and more than seven years of personal experience with dialysis, Dr. Offer dispels

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; One: Dialysis Misperceptions versus Realities; Two: A Visit to the Suds Factory: Demystifying the Machines and Tubes; Three: Dialysis Options: Choosing What Works Best for You; Four: The Decision to Pursue a Transplant; Five: The "K-Team": Working with Dialysis Professionals; Six: Dealing with Emotions: The Psychological Impact of Dialysis; Seven: The Impact of Dialysis on Interpersonal Relationships: Love, Sex, Family, and Friendship; Eight: Work and Financial Implications of Being on Dialysis

Nine: Adapting to the Dialysis Diet, Curbing Liquids, and Embracing ExerciseTen: Traveling and Planning for Emergencies while on Dialysis: Taking a Leap of Faith; Afterword; Appendix A: Glossary of Terms; Appendix B: Helpful Resources; Notes; Bibliography; Index;

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2007.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-770632-0

0-19-988587-7

1-281-16352-X

9786611163525

0-19-804233-7

0-19-972445-8

1-4294-9116-7

OCLC:

476241155