Pediatric Dialysis Case Studies : A Practical Guide to Patient Care / edited by Bradley A Warady, Franz Schaefer, Steven R. Alexander.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Warady, Bradley A., Editor.

Schaefer, Franz, Editor.

Alexander, Steven R., Editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nephrology.

Pediatrics.

Family medicine.

General Practice / Family Medicine.

Local Subjects:

Nephrology.

Pediatrics.

General Practice / Family Medicine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (351 pages) : illustrations (some color), graphs

Edition:

1st ed. 2017.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.

Summary:

Edited by the same team that developed the successful Pediatric Dialysis and its second edition, this text features clinical management principles that are integral to the care of children receiving chronic dialysis. Each chapter is introduced by a case presentation that serves as the basis for key learning points that are clinically applicable and presented in a succinct manner. The topics included in Pediatric Dialysis Case Studies cover virtually all aspects of pediatric dialysis care and represent the efforts of an international group of experts with firsthand clinical expertise from all disciplines represented in the pediatric dialysis team. This resource is certain to help the clinician achieve improved outcomes for these often complex patients.

Contents:

Preface

1. Peritoneal Access

2. Peritoneal Equilibration Testing and Application

3. Peritoneal Dialysis Prescription

4. Dialysis During Infancy

5. Hypotension in Infants on Peritoneal Dialysis

6. Ethical Dialysis Decisions in Infants with End Stage Kidney Disease

7. Catheter Exit-site and Tunnel Infections

8. Peritonitis

9. Relapsing and Recurrent Peritonitis

10. Peritoneal Dialysis-Associated Hydrothorax and Hernia

11. Ultrafiltration Failure

12. Encapsulating Peritoneal Sclerosis

13. Difficult Vascular Access

14. Hemodialysis Prescription

15. Intensified Hemodialysis

16. Home Hemodialysis

17. Myocardial Stunning

18. Cather Related Blood Stream Infection

19. Intradialytic Hypotension: Potential Causes and Mediating Factors

20. Dialyzer Reaction

21. Nutritional Management of Infants on Dialysis

22. Nutritional Management of Children and Adolescents

23. Anemia

24. Chronic Kidney Disease: Mineral Bone Disorder

25. Growth Delay

26. Hypertension

27. Cardiovascular Disease

28. Sleep Disorders

29. Highly Sensitized Dialysis Patient

30. Health-Related Quality of Life in Youth on Dialysis

31. Non-adherence

32. Transition to Adult Care

33. Pregnancy in a Woman Approaching End Stage Kidney Disease

34. Withholding and Withdrawal of Dialysis

35. Does Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) Have a Role in the Management of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)?

36. Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy and AKI

37. Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) for a Neonate

38. Anticoagulation and CRRT

39. Extracorporeal Liver Dialysis in Children

40. Therapeutic Apheresis

41. Neonatal Hyperammonemia

42. Primary Hyperoxaluria

43. Intoxications

44. Acquired Cystic Kidney Disease.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

ISBN:

3-319-55147-7