Part I. Looking at the disease of kidney failure -- Chapter 1. What do kidneys do and what happens when they fail? -- Chapter 2. Are you at risk for kidney failure? -- Chapter 3. Symptoms of kidney failure -- Part II. How to treat kidney failure -- Chapter 4. Treating kidney failure -- Chapter 5. Step one: assess your kidney failure treatment -- Chapter 6. Step two: make life style changes -- Chapter 7. Step three: follow a low-protein diet -- Chapter 8. Step four: treat salt and water problems -- Chapter 9. Step five: regulate your blood pressure -- Chapter 10. Step six: treat acidosis -- Chapter 11. Step seven: treat anemia and iron deficiency -- Chapter 12. Step eight: treat potassium problems -- Chapter 13. Step nine: Treat calcium and phosphate problems -- Chapter 14. Step ten: treat gout and uric acid problems -- Chapter 15. Step eleven: treat your high cholesterol -- Chapter 16. Step twelve: knowing the medication that slows the progression of renal failure -- Part III. Tracking kidney failure, dialysis, transplanst, and more -- Chapter 17. Keeping close watch on your kidney failure -- Chapter 18. Dietary treatment of the nephrotic syndrome -- Chapter 19. Safe and unsafe drugs -- Chapter 20. Transplantation as an alternative to dialysis -- Chapter 21. When to opt for dialysis -- Chapter 22. Examples of patients who have avoided dialysis.

ISBN:

0471274232 ((pbk.))9780471274230 ((pbk.))

Dewey class:

616.61

LC class:

RC902

Language:

English

Subject:

KidneysKidneys -- Diseases -- PreventionKidneysKidneys -- Diseases -- PreventionKidney Diseases -- prevention & control

BRN:

246855