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Weir (nephrology, University of Maryland) provides evidence-based guidelines addressing the full spectrum of medical management issues encountered in renal transplantation. With a strong medical management focus, the book details interventions, and covers controversies and dilemmas related to common transplantation problems. There is information specific to pediatric, geriatric, and pregnant patients, plus material relevant to long-term outcomes of renal transplantation. Psychosocial and ethical issues are also discussed, and b&w photos and medical images are included. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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This volume offers authoritative, evidence-based guidelines on the full range of dilemmas in the medical management of kidney transplant recipients before, during, and after transplantation. Coverage begins with selection of patients who are candidates for transplantation, care of the patient on the waiting list, and evaluation of donors. Subsequent chapters address preoperative care and induction and maintenance of immunosuppression. An extensive section on post-transplantation care includes chapters on rejection, recurrent disease, and disorders that frequently result from transplantation, such as bone disease, diabetes, and hypertension. Also included are discussions on long-term outcomes of renal transplantation and psychosocial and ethical issues.
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