Self Help Health Guides: Kidney Dialysis

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Whether you are a newly diagnosed patient with chronic kidney disease or have a friend or relative undergoing kidney dialysis, this book offershelp. Jones and Bartlett Self Help Health Guides Kidney Dialysis gives authoritative and practical answers to your questions about kidney dialysis including preparation, nutrition, complications, and tips for maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Insider tips and advice are given from both physicians and actual patients, making this book an invaluable resource for any individual coping with the physical and emotional turmoil of kidney disease or dialysis.

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Lawrence E. Stam MO, is a native New Yorker who graduated from Columbia University and the SUNY/Stony Brook School of Medicine. The material in Kidney Dialysis comes from his clinical experiences at the New York Methodist Hospital in Brooklyn, where he is the Associate Chief of Nephrology, and at the Rogosin Brooklyn Dialysis Unit that is located at the New York Methodist Hospital. Dr. Stam is an active member of the Rogosin Institute, which is a world-renowned, not-for-profit medical treatment and research institution for kidney disease, including dialysis and transplantation, in New York City. Dr. Stam is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Well-Cornell Medical College of Cornell University. His academic interests include teaching students and medical residents. He recently co-authored a chapter on Acute and Chronic Renal Failure in the American College of Physicians" ACP Manual of Critical Care. He is a memberof the American College of Physicians and the American Society of Nephrology. Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgments Part 1: The Basics Part 2: Dialysis Part 3: Preparing to Begin Dialysis Part 4: Living Well on Dialysis Part 5: Nutrition on Dialysis Part 6: Complications on Dialysis Part 7: Dialysis: A Healthy Lifestyle Part 8: Getting Off Dialysis Appendix Glossary Index