Product Description
The revised, updated Fourth Edition of this popular handbook provides practical, accessible information on all aspects of dialysis, with emphasis on day-to-day management of patients. Chapters provide complete coverage of hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, special problems in dialysis patients, and problems pertaining to various organ systems. This edition reflects the latest guidelines of the National Kidney Foundation's Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (KDOQI) on hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis adequacy and on nutrition. New chapters cover chronic kidney disease management in predialysis patients, frequent daily or nocturnal hemodialysis, and hemodiafiltration. Chapters on venous and arteriovenous access have been completely revised. Each chapter provides references to relevant Web sites. "Doody's Core Titles™ 2009."

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 22 reviews)

Lots of Information by S. Vargas (FL)

5 Stars
September 12, 2009
This is a must have for anyone in the renal field. The book is very complete and easy to read. It covers all the dialysis modalities and then some. I am really happy I purchased this book and I would recommend it, if your new to dialysis or have been around for a while.

Reliable by R. Fayad (USA)

5 Stars
April 22, 2007
I have shopped on Amazon before but this time I bought from another vendor through Amazon. I was skeptical at forst and wasnt sure when and how I will receive the book. I wasnt sure of the condition of it either. It arrived 7 days after my purchase in excellent condition.

The best handbook of dialysis by Mudr Tibor Pasminka (Slovakia)

5 Stars
February 25, 2007
This is the best handbook of dialysis. This is equally true for the forth edition as for the first edition. You don't need to look for another concise book. No one sentence or word is redundant, every information is up-to-date. No doubt you can find there every practical information you are looking for.

Where have you been? by Robert C. Notestine (Palmdale, CA USA)

5 Stars
November 14, 2004
I am a 48 year old male who has been on hemodialysis for nearly 29 years. I pride myself in the fact that I have always been very much involved in my treatment. Over the years, I have made it a priority in my life to stay abreast of directions the dialysis industry has taken, some good, some not so good.When my docter suggested this book at first I was skeptical. I felt it was going to be another simplisticapproach to being a "good" patient as oppossed to being a knowledgable, proactive patient. Although there is a lot of terminology which must learned. If the patient can persist,he/she WILL improve his/her standard of living. A must have for all in the field, Pt., RN, or MD. Robert C. Notestine. "doshuevos@aol.com"

The Bible for Any Dialysis Patient by N. D. Harmon (Baltimore USA)

5 Stars
January 20, 2004
"The Handbook of Dialysis" is a must have for anyone who is a patient on dialysis or who is the caretaker of someone on dialysis. This book is written with a Nephrologist or Nephrology nurse in mind, but patients and caretakers can learn a great deal as well. It explains the whole dialysis process including reuse, vascular accesses, anticoagulation, nutrition, infections, sleep disorder, etc. The dialysis process affects one's whole system.

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