Core Concepts in Dialysis and Continuous Therapies

Colm C. Magee, MD, MPH, FRCPIConsultant Nephrologist, Department of NephrologyBeaumont HospitalDublin, Ireland  J. Kevin Tucker, MDAssociate Physician, Department of Medicine/Renal Division, Brigham and Women’s HospitalHarvard Medical School, Boston, MassachusettsUnited States  Ajay K Singh, MBBS, FRCP, MBARenal Division, Brigham and Women’s Hospital Associate Dean for Global and Continuing Education Harvard Medical School Boston, MassachusettsUnited States

• Epidemiology of End-Stage Renal Disease.- Technical Aspects of Hemodialysis.- Hemodialysis Dose.- Hemodialysis Complications.-  Nutrition Management in Hemodialysis.- Vascular Access in Hemodialysis.-  Managing Anemia and Metabolic Bone Disease in Dialysis Patients.- Technology of Peritoneal Dialysis.- Dosing of Peritoneal Dialysis.-  Complications of Peritoneal Dialysis.- Peritoneal Dialysis in Children.-  Special Problems in Caring for Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis.-  Home Hemodialysis.- Wearable Dialysis Devices.- Continuous Renal Replacement Therapies (CRRT) Overview.- Continuous Renal Replacement Therapies Technology.-  Complications of Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy.-  Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy in Children.- Drug Dosing in Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy.- Therapeutic Plasmapheresis.- High Cut-Off Hemodialysis.-  Sorbents, Hemoperfusion Devices.- Hemodiafiltration.-

“It is meant as a resource for providers who manage patients with kidney disease requiring renal replacement therapies. … This book is aimed at nephrologists, nephrology fellows, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and dialysis nurses. It also will be useful for critical care providers, pharmacists, and dietitians. … Topics in each chapter are well written and separated with simple titles and subtitles and associated with helpful tables and figures. All chapters are followed by good number of references for additional reading.” (Taha Ayach, Doody's Book Reviews, November, 2016)