Critical Care Nephrology E Book

by Claudio Ronco

Nzerue C, Hewan-Lowe K, Nwawka C. Acute renal failure in pregnancy: a review of clinical outcomes at an inner-city hospital from 1986-1996.

Critical Care Nephrology E Book

Author: Claudio Ronco

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

ISBN: 0323511996

Page: 1840

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Comprehensive and clinically relevant, the 3rd Edition of Critical Care Nephrology provides authoritative coverage of the latest advances in critical care procedures for patients with renal diseases or disorders. Using common guidelines and standardized approaches to critically ill patients, this multidisciplinary reference facilitates better communication among all physicians who care for critically ill patients suffering from kidney disease, electrolyte and metabolic imbalances, poisoning, severe sepsis, major organ dysfunction, and other pathological events. Offers detailed discussions of different forms of organ support, artificial organs, infections, acute illness occurring in chronic hemodialysis patients, and much more. Places a special emphasis on therapeutic interventions and treatment procedures for a hands on clinical reference tool. Presents information clearly, in a format designed for easy reference – from basic sciences to clinical syndromes to diagnostic tools. Covers special populations such as children, diabetic patients, and the elderly. An exceptional resource for nephrologists, intensivists, surgeons, or critical care physicians – anyone who treats critically ill renal patients. Shares a combined commitment to excellence lead by Drs. Claudio Ronco, Rinaldo Bellomo, John Kellum, and Zaccaria Ricci – unparalleled leaders in this field. Addresses key topics with expanded coverage of acute kidney injury, stress biomarkers, and sepsis, including the latest developments on mechanisms and management. Provides up-to-date information on extracorporeal therapies from new editor Dr. Zaccaria Ricci.

Neutrophil Extracellular Traps

by Hans-Joachim Anders

Hans-Joachim Anders was trained as a nephrologist and leads the Division of Nephrology at the inner city campus at the Ludwig Maximilians University of ...

Neutrophil Extracellular Traps

Author: Hans-Joachim Anders

Publisher: MDPI

ISBN: 3039435191

Page: 212

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Neutrophils regulate immune responses during homeostasis as well as disease pathogenesis. Especially, the neutrophils extracellular traps largely contribute to necroinflammation. This book highlights the role of neutrophils and neutrophils extracellular traps in various sterile and non-sterile, acute and chronic inflammatory conditions affecting both human and animal health.

Geriatric Nephrology

by Dimitrios G. Oreopoulos

However, Delano et al found that, with home dialysis, inner-city blacks had as good an outcome as middle class whites (15). Reluctance to offer a cadaver ...

Geriatric Nephrology

Author: Dimitrios G. Oreopoulos

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

ISBN: 9400942559

Page: 293

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The year was 1943. As a third-year medical student at Stanford, I was about to witness the beginning of a medical miracle. Dr. Arthur Bloomfield, Professor of Medicine, had selected my patient, a middle aged man, who was dying of acute pneumococcal pneumonia, as one of the first patients to receive miniscule doses (by today's standards) of his meagre supply of a new drug - penicillin. The patient's response amazed everyone especially this impressionable medical student. The rest of the story is history. With one stroke, the introduction of penicillin removed from the medical scene the 'friend of the aged' - lobar pneumonia. The consequences, which no one could have imagined at the time, are still becoming manifest as other 'miracles' such as respirators, artificial kidneys and many potent new antibiotics have come upon the scene. All of us are aware that these miracles have created a variety of new challenges around the states of dying and near dying. We have no easy answers for these problems. Nevertheless as dialysis techniques, especially CAPD, are applied more widely to the treatment of the elderly, the task of helping the patient meet death with dignity becomes increasingly important and vexing because once begun, dialysis is difficult to terminate.

Nephrology and Urology in the Aged Patient

by Dimitrios G. Oreopoulos

These inferences are drawn from what appears to be a middle class population, rather than the population of inner-city poor served by KCHC.

Nephrology and Urology in the Aged Patient

Author: Dimitrios G. Oreopoulos

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

ISBN: 9401118221

Page: 620

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The master tool of logic is the syllogism. If A> Band B> C, then it must follow as the night the day that A > C. If the major and minor premises are true or scientifically correct by current knowledge, the conclusion is true or at least scientifically correct by current knowledge. The demographer of today beams a clear message, which if not true is at least scientifically correct by current knowledge. In the first 80 years of the Twentieth Century, the 'over-65' population of Americans increased eight fold. By century's end it will have increased 12-fold and shortly thereafter will include one in five Americans. While initially a fact of the developed world, the pace of similar graying is accelerating even more rapidly in the Second and Third Worlds. This gray delta constitutes about 35 million living Americans, who may use one-half or more of the health care resources. A would have to be a lot more foolish than B if they failed to recognize that in the coming decade the causation, case-mix, and area of the gray delta demands a change from early, mid-or even later-century medicine. If Homer Smith was right in saying, "We are what we are because we have the kind of kidneys we have" and "The kidneys make the stuff of philosophy", then the who, what, where, when, and why the gray delta will be cared for must focus on the stuff of geriatric nephrology.

Intensive Care in Nephrology

by Patrick Murray

Predisposing factors for severe, uncontrolled hypertension in an inner-city minority population. N Engl J Med 1992; 327:776–81. 9. Davis BA, Crook JE, ...

Intensive Care in Nephrology

Author: Patrick Murray

Publisher: CRC Press

ISBN: 0203024826

Page: 480

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The field of intensive care in nephrology is a rapidly evolving one, with research starting to translate into clinical guidelines and standards.Encompassing core subjects in critical care and nephrology, as well as specific related consultative topics, this clearly presented text is organized into three sections focusing on:* up-to-date background

Advanced Glycation End Products in Nephrology

by Angela D'Angelo

... in end-stage renal disease patients on dialysis: A case-control study. ... survival in a large inner-city facility: A comparison to national rates.

Advanced Glycation End Products in Nephrology

Author: Angela D'Angelo

Publisher: Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers

ISBN: 3805571356

Page: 147

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The pathological role of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) and of oxidative-carbonylic stress is well known in the context of diabetes. Moreover, there is also strong evidence that they play a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of some chronic disorders related to uremia, and namely to cardiovascular complications and dialysis-related amyloidosis. They may even play a crucial role in the loss of function of the peritoneal membrane in patients on peritoneal dialysis, a problem which limits the duration of such a treatment.Written by some of the most authoritative European experts, this publication includes up-to-date contributions on AGEs as related to diabetic nephropathy, hemodialysis and, particularly, peritoneal dialysis. The topics covered range from basic research (e.g. novel pathogenic pathways triggered by AGEs) to clinical issues, including substitutive therapy in uremic diabetic patients as well as original and new results from a clinical trial on peritoneal dialysis with a new bag.This publication will be of interest to nephrologists as well as those working in the field of diabetes or otherwise involved in AGE research, giving an idea into what direction research in this complex field is going and which will probably be the major clinical breakthroughs in the near future.

Clinical Decisions in Nephrology Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation

by Edgar V. Lerma

Patients with acute hyperventilation presenting to an inner-city emergency department. Chest. 1996;110(4):952–7. Damas-Mora J, Davies L, Taylor W, ...

Clinical Decisions in Nephrology Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation

Author: Edgar V. Lerma

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

ISBN: 1461444543

Page: 676

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Through case presentations and a question and answer format, Clinical Decisions in Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation provides a state of the art, updated reference for the optimal management of patients with diseases of the kidneys, and hypertension. This volume starts with the assessment of the patient, focusing on history and physical examination. Subsequently, cases depicting various clinical syndromes and/or diseases are presented, with questions centering on the appropriate diagnostic and treatment strategy. This sets the stage for a ‘Socratic approach’ to learning between the attending physician and the house staff or medical student. This is the only book featuring problem-oriented true to life clinical cases in this format to cover nephrology, hypertension and kidney transplantation. Written by renowned actively practicing clinicians, this unique reference is both comprehensive and concise and will be of great value to hospitalists and internists, as well as students, and interns/residents rotating in nephrology and internal medicine. Clinical practitioners, in the fields of critical care and hypertension specialists would also find this of value.

Oxford Textbook of Clinical Nephrology Volume 1

by Alex M. Davison

(1998) compared renal outcomes in relatives of index ESRF cases in Canada, in a largely White population with the ... Renal disease in the inner city.

Oxford Textbook of Clinical Nephrology Volume 1

Author: Alex M. Davison

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ISBN: 0198567960

Page: 2749

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Authoritative, well-written, and comprehensive textbook of clinical nephrology, combining the clinical aspects of renal disease important for daily clinical practice while giving extensive information about the underlying basic science and current evidence available. This new edition highlights the numerous changes in clinical management that have arisen as a result of recently concluded clinical trials and there are now specific formal guidelines for optimal treatment of patients. Each section of the textbook has been critically and comprehensively edited under the auspices of one of the leading experts in the field. The emphasis throughout is on marrying advances in scientific research with clinical managment. Where possible treatment algorithms are included to aid patient care.

Spirituality in the Biomedical World

by Guy Jobin

... in research into spirituality in the field of renal disease and treatment ... inner-city haemodialysis population,” Nephrology Dialysis Transplant 22, ...

Spirituality in the Biomedical World

Author: Guy Jobin

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

ISBN: 3110638959

Page: 184

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The need to take the spiritual experience during illness into account is part of a broader trend in Western societies—a fascination with the practical uses of spirituality and its contribution to individual wellbeing, whether through a religious or a humanist tradition. This understanding of spirituality differs from traditional views embedded in religious traditions. This book takes a critical point of view at the biomedical representation of the function of spirituality in care. Medicine reorders notions such as life, death, health, sickness, and spirituality. This process is called here “sapientialization”, i.e. the spiritual experience is expressed and understood under the auspices of and in terms of wisdom. This view tends to identify spirituality and ethics. I propose an alternate understanding of spirituality, grounded on its subversive power. Inspired by the work of the theologian John D. Caputo, it is critical of some problems that are associated with the sapientialization of spirituality in biomedicine, such as the medicalization of spiritual experiences or the instrumentalization of spirituality. It provides an understanding of spirituality that honours both the medical interest in it and its capacity to resist to instrumentalization.

Legal and Ethical Concerns in Treating Kidney Failure

by E.A. Friedman

Situated in the inner-city, we manage more than 250 newly presented patients in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) annually. Throughout the 1960s, we gradually ...

Legal and Ethical Concerns in Treating Kidney Failure

Author: E.A. Friedman

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

ISBN: 9401143552

Page: 213

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Once dialysis treatment, in 1960, permitted life prolongation for some but not all patients in kidney failure, an `ethical genie' was released. The introduction of peritoneal dialysis and kidney transplantation compounded the physician's dilemma by underscoring those left untreated. Who should be selected for uremia therapy? Should exclusion from treatment be properly delegated to administrators or physicians, or better left to a committee? Are some candidates more worthy than others? As examples: Do Presidents and Kings warrant priority in cadaver organ allocation over ordinary citizens? Are rich people more deserving than the poor? Is it ethical to choose a younger over an older patient? Can children and/or mentally incompetent persons serve as living organ donors? Is it proper to market organs under controlled circumstances? Eli A. Friedman, an experienced nephrology training program director, and Medical Advisor to the American Association of Kidney Patients, has collected 24 difficult cases that focus on these and other vexing though common stressful issues faced by those who manage kidney patients. Using a novel approach to each case, the opinions of lawyers, nephrologists, patients, and a transplant surgeon are proffered sequentially. Friedman asks and then answers searching questions arising from the debate. The quality of information presented is positively flavored by the fact that three of the respondents (one an attorney) are kidney transplant recipients. Members of the kidney team, those immersed in seeking truth in medical ethics, and all participating in exploring the legality or ethical basis of organ replacement will find this book pertinent to their effort.

Handbook of Kidney Transplantation

by Gabriel M. Danovitch

Council of Nephrology Social Workers, Kidney Transplantation. ... Unemployment in inner-city renal transplant recipients: predictive and sociodemographic ...

Handbook of Kidney Transplantation

Author: Gabriel M. Danovitch

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

ISBN: 1451148305

Page: 496

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This popular handbook is a practical guide for physicians, surgeons, nurses, and other professionals who manage kidney transplant patients. It is concise, readable, and well-illustrated. Chapters outline the major concerns surrounding renal transplantation and the most successful approaches to problems arising in short-term and long-term patient care. Chapter topics include immunobiology and immunosuppression, as well as chapters on surgery, histocompatibility, and the first three months post-transplant surgery. This thoroughly updated Fifth Edition includes new information on options for patients with end-stage renal disease, immunosuppressive medications and protocols for kidney transplantation, and the first two months following transplant.

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... on low vaccination RENAL ARTERY WT , et al . Semin Vasc Surg . 2003 Dec ; 16 ( 4 ) : 300-10 . ( 55 ref . ) coverage in an inner - city population .

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Replacement of Renal Function by Dialysis

by Walter H. Hörl

Reiser I , Shapiro W , Porush J. The incidence and epidemiology of human immunodeficiency virus infection in 320 patients treated in an inner city ...

Replacement of Renal Function by Dialysis

Author: Walter H. Hörl

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

ISBN: 9781402000836

Page: 1606

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The leading textbook on the subject. A completely rewritten and up-to-date fifth edition, based upon the highly respected fourth edition, edited by C. Jacobs, C.M. Kjellstrand, K.M. Koch and J.F. Winchester. Considered the global resource for dialysis specialists, dialysis manufacturers and scientists for over two decades, this authoritative, highly acclaimed major reference work has been completely rewritten and revised in a much-awaited 5th edition. All previous chapters have been updated to include the very latest advancements and understandings in this critical and complex field. New sections include those on computerization of dialysis records, online monitoring and biofeedback, patient sexual function, patient selection and integration, use of exercise in improving patient health, design of randomized trials, and more. This new edition is truly global in scope and features the contributions the top experts from around the world.

Medical Disorders in Obstetric Practice

by Michael De Swiet

526 Nzerue CM, Hewan-Lowe K, Nwawka C. Acute renal failure in pregnancy: a review of clinical outcomes at an inner city hospital from 1986±1996.

Medical Disorders in Obstetric Practice

Author: Michael De Swiet

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

ISBN: 047075236X

Page: 624

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Obstetricians must have a firm grounding in the diagnosis and management of diseases affecting pregnant women as in some cases these may threaten the life of mother or baby or both. This book still remains the standard reference work on medical disorders in obstetric practice in the UK and UK-influenced areas such as the former Commonwealth. Exhaustive in its coverage, it provides clear practical advice on the major medical disorders the obstetrician is likely to encounter. Each chapter reviews the pathophysiology of a complaint then applies the physiological and pathophysiological changes to the problem of diagnosis and management of the disorder as well as giving clear guidance on the welfare of the unborn One of the major strengths of the book is that each chapter teaches the principles of care and gives an appreciation of the natural history of the disease rather than just the facts. Although a scholarly and rigourous account it manages to point out the clinically relevant information that the practising obstetrician will actually need.

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A comparison in an inner city population . ... ASAIO J 1993 Jul - Sep ; 39 ( 3 ) : M359-62 Lipoprotein ( a ) and treatment of chronic renal disease .

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