Replacement of Renal Function by Dialysis

Front Matter....Pages i-xxi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Molecular genetic basis of uremia....Pages 3-14
Uremic toxicity....Pages 15-55
The uremic syndrome and pathophysiology of chronic renal failure....Pages 57-72
Solute transport mechanisms in dialysis....Pages 73-93
Optimization of high-flux, hollow-fiber artificial kidneys....Pages 95-113
Peritoneal anatomy and physiology during peritoneal dialysis....Pages 115-155
The biology of hemodialysis....Pages 157-179
Pathophysiology of acute renal failure....Pages 181-199
Front Matter....Pages 201-201
Vascular access for hemodialysis....Pages 203-230
Peritoneal access and its complications....Pages 231-257
Thrombogenesis and anticoagulation in patients undergoing chronic hemodialysis....Pages 259-271
Hemodialyzers and related devices....Pages 273-299
Membranes for hemodialysis....Pages 301-323
Hemodialysis machines and monitors....Pages 325-449
Machines for automated peritoneal dialysis....Pages 451-467
Machines for continuous renal replacement therapies....Pages 469-490
Water treatment for contemporary hemodialysis....Pages 491-503
Solutions for peritoneal dialysis....Pages 505-537
Computerized patient record in dialysis practice....Pages 539-553
Online monitoring and feedback-control....Pages 555-584
Front Matter....Pages 201-201
Hemodialysis fluid composition....Pages 585-596
Adequacy of hemodialysis....Pages 597-638
Adequate peritoneal dialysis....Pages 639-665
Dialysis techniques: peritoneal dialysis....Pages 667-678
Dialysis techniques: hemodialysis....Pages 679-698
Dialysis techniques: continuous renal replacement techniques....Pages 699-708
Dialysis techniques: therapeutic plasma exchange and related techniques....Pages 709-724
Dialysis techniques: hemoperfusion....Pages 725-738
Front Matter....Pages 739-739
Blood pressure control in chronic hemodialysis patients....Pages 741-764
Cardiac disease in chronic uremia....Pages 765-790
Lipids and atherosclerosis....Pages 791-807
Homocysteine and atherosclerosis in dialysis patients....Pages 809-827
Acid-base in dialysis....Pages 829-847
Pulmonary aspects of dialysis patients....Pages 849-864
Gastrointestinal complications in dialysis patients....Pages 865-882
Neurological and neuromuscular disorders in dialysis patients....Pages 883-902
Trace elements in dialysis patients....Pages 903-917
Bleeding disorders in renal failure....Pages 919-925
Management of anemia in patients with chronic kidney disease....Pages 927-963
Impaired cellular host defense and chronic inflammatory abnormalities in end-stage renal disease....Pages 965-977
Front Matter....Pages 739-739
Diseases of the native kidneys in dialysis and transplanted patients....Pages 979-998
Endocrine function in uremia....Pages 999-1011
Malnutrition and dialysis....Pages 1013-1039
Beta-2-microglobulin amyloidosis....Pages 1041-1055
Renal osteodystrophy....Pages 1057-1103
Intradialytic complications: pathophysiology, prevention and treatment....Pages 1105-1127
Peritoneal infections, hernias and related complications....Pages 1129-1157
Front Matter....Pages 1159-1159
Preservation of native renal function at different stages of renal impairment....Pages 1161-1179
Considerations in the management of patients with acute renal failure....Pages 1181-1202
Renal replacement therapy in children....Pages 1203-1226
Dialysis in the elderly....Pages 1227-1247
Pregnancy and dialysis....Pages 1249-1257
Renal replacement therapy for diabetic patients....Pages 1259-1271
Social, ethical and legal issues in chronic hemodialysis and transplantation....Pages 1273-1298
Psychiatric aspects of the dialysis patient....Pages 1299-1314
Quality of life of the dialysis patient....Pages 1315-1331
Sexual dysfunction in the dialysis patient....Pages 1333-1342
Transplantation: integration, patient selection, use of dialysis in transplant patients....Pages 1343-1362
Human immunodeficiency virus infection in patients with end-stage renal disease....Pages 1363-1377
Viral hepatitis in dialysis patients....Pages 1379-1407
Front Matter....Pages 1409-1409
Outcomes in dialysis: a global assessment....Pages 1411-1453
Economics of dialysis....Pages 1455-1486
Dialysis in the developing world....Pages 1487-1495
Exercise for dialysis patients....Pages 1497-1504
Assessing the progression of renal disease....Pages 1505-1519
The design of randomized clinical trials in dialysis patients....Pages 1521-1542
Management of center hemodialysis programs....Pages 1543-1551
Home hemodialysis....Pages 1553-1566
Peritoneal dialysis program management....Pages 1567-1571
Telemedicine and dialysis: the desk-top model....Pages 1573-1574
General telemedicine systems....Pages 1575-1579
Back Matter....Pages 1581-1606