Introduction to Renal Therapeutics
First edition
Edited by Caroline Ashley - Senior Specialist Pharmacist (Renal Unit), Royal Free Hospital, London, UK and Clare Morlidge - Cardiothoracic Directorate Pharmacist for the East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, Hertfordshire, UK
Introduction to Renal Therapeutics is an introduction to all aspects of drug use in renal failure.
Covering various diseases affecting the kidneys, each chapter discusses the disease process and treatment. It also addresses the role of the pharmacist in patient care. Case studies and questions and answers are included at the end of each chapter.
Topics include:- Laboratory tests and investigations
- Acute and chronic renal failure
- Renal bone disease
- Renal anaemia
- Renal replacement therapy
- Autoimmune kidney disease
- Drug-induced renal failure
- Renal transplantation
- Pain control
- Paediatrics
Written by members of the UK Renal Pharmacy Group, this book will be of particular interest to anyone new to, or planning a career in, renal pharmacy. It will also be of interest to non-specialists who deal with renal patients and to pharmacy students, and to any healthcare professional with an interest in renal medicine.
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Contents:
1.Introduction: 2.Lab Tests and Investigations: 3.Acute Renal Failure: 4.Chronic Renal Failure: 5.Renal Anaemia: 6.Renal Bone Disease: 7.Hypertension/hyperlipidaemia: 8.Renal Replacement Therapy: 9.Renal Transplantation: 10.Drug Dosing in Patients with Renal Impairment and During RRT: 11.Drug Induced Kidney Disease: 12.Autoimmune Kidney Disease: 13.Paediatric Kidney Disease: 14.Renal Pharmacy in Critical Care: 15.Pain Control in Renal Impairment: 16.Diabetes Management in Kidney Disease: 17. Myeloma and Kidney Disease: 18.Palliative Care: 19.Dietary Management of Kidney Disease: 20.Travelling and Vaccines:
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$55.00
ISBN: 978 0 85369 688 9
Publication Date:
January 2008
Paperback
246 x 189mm
320pp
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