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The first English language textbook and clinic manual specifically on the Chinese medical treatment of kidney and bladder diseases. It is primarily based on Dr. Wei Li's decades of experience in China and the U.S. in this specialty. Similar to other recent Blue Poppy Press publications, this book covers both the modern Western and traditional Chinese medical views of nephrological disease.Covered in this book:Both modern Western and traditional Chinese medical views of kidney disease Both acute and chronic urinary tract disorders including UTIs, interstitial cystitis, nephrotic syndrome, chronic glomerulonephritis, chronic kidney failure, and more Acupuncture and Chinese medicinal treatment strategies given for each disease Numerous charts and tables Extensive indexes Previously publised as Clinical Nephrology in Chinese Medicine ISBN 1-891845-23-3 ... Read more

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This expanded and revised companion to Brenner & Rector's The Kidney delivers a new bench to bedside review of the management of patients with end-stage renal disease. Leaders in the field present expert coverage on the physiologic principles and clinical applications of different methods of renal replacement therapy as well as the most recent guidelines from the National Kidney Foundation regarding dialysis. With 4 new section editors, new authors, 50% more content, this new edition constitutes a sweeping revision to this popular text. ... Read more

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This new text examines the nutritional needs of patients at all stages and treatment modalities of kidney disease—from CKD in children and adults to patients receiving hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis to kidney transplantation. A perfect complement to Guidelines for Nutrition Care of Renal Patients, 3e and Renal Care: Resources and Practical Applications. ... Read more

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Small and bean shaped, the kidneys are sophisticated organs that filter waste from the blood. A number of diseases and disorders -- including diabetes and hypertension -- can harm the kidneys and cause them to fail.

Historian and nephrologist Steven J. Peitzman traces the medical history of kidney disease alongside the personal experience of illness. Drawing on diaries, letters, literary narratives, and scientific writings, Peitzman charts the triumphs of medical innovators like Richard Bright, Thomas Addis, and Belding Scribner as well as the stories of persons, famous and not, who have struggled with the disease.

Conditions once known as "Bright's Disease" are now recognized as complex disorders with names such as glomerulopathy and acute tubular necrosis. Treatments have evolved from abdominal tapping and dietetics to hemodialysis and transplantation. Medical advances have improved the well-being and prognosis of persons with failing kidneys. Yet such persons continue on an arduous journey of chronic illness. Peitzman travels with them, from diagnosis to treatment, and witnesses their remarkable ability to cope.

Joining the clinician's perspective with the historian's analysis, this fascinating chronicle offers insight into how diseases are defined, categorized, and understood and explains current concepts of how kidney disease behaves and how modern therapy works.

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The organ that gets no respect... until it is needed
This is the second book in the new series, Johns Hopkins Biographies of Diseases.The first, on malaria, is on my reading list.This one, Dropsy, Dialysis, Transplant: A Short History of Failing Kidneys, encourages me to read all the books in this series as they appear.

Physician Steven Peitzman takes the reader on a trip through the practical and technological stages of understanding and treating renal (kidney) disease, later to become kidney (renal) disease.From the diagnosis and treatment of "dropsy" (the illustration of a woman being treated for dropsy on page 5 is indicative of the suffering this condition involved), to the fumbling understanding of the role of the kidney in "Bright's Disease," to a clearer recognition of the structure and functions of healthy and diseased kidney tissue, Peitzman takes the reader on a journey though medical history.And it is a significant history, covering many firsts:diagnosis of organ-specific diseases, artificial organs, and transplantation.

I was particularly engaged with the sections on dialysis and transplantation.Dialysis was, and is, a profound invention.Humans became tied to machine, and an industry developed around this relationship.Today, a third of a million Americans visit dialysis centers or are home-treated three days a week and, for most of them, this will continue for the rest of their lives.Peitzman discusses the ultimate goal for these patients or clients: reintegration into work and family life.In many cases, this has been successful.However, the average age of dialysis patients is increasing, and for these dialysis clients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) at age 75, survival, not work, is the ultimate goal.Peitzman hints at the ethical concerns of investing huge sums of public monies for keeping very ill dialysis clients alive for a few months.

Transplantation is the most recent miracle.Peitzman writes, "...some recipients of a kidney transplant can see in the returning trickle of urine the very presence of a loving God" (p. 159).For those with ESRD, it must seem like a miracle.There are troubling issues with the increasing number of people donating kidneys to family members and friends (understandable), and total strangers (less understandable).Given the extraordinary increase in type 2 diabetes and obesity, primary reasons affecting the deterioration of kidneys, it seems people should hold on to their kidneys a little tighter.Time will tell whether these donors have made an appropriate choice.

The last chapter on prevention is also of great interest, with Peitzman suggesting that 10 million undiagnosed Americans could benefit from treatment to prevent future kidney disease.

All in all, this is an excellent summary of the history of kidney disease and treatment. ... Read more

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don't waste your money
If you are a renal patient, don't get this book. You'll be dissapointed. It is really a workbook for patients to use with a dietician, to help the dietician map out their patients needs. It's not something to use on your own. It doesn't give any of the values you need to know in regards to potassium, phosphorus, sodium and protein levels etc., and the list of foods given is very limited.

If you are looking for diet guidelines and explainations in every day language, go to [...] the National Kidney Foundation site for much more helpful information. Also, the USDA nutritional database has a wealth of nutritional info in table format, ALL the stuff you need in a nutritional list. They even have a whole database in excel format you can download and manipulate for you own use, all for free.

I bought this book along with the dieticians renal guide in hopes of understanding more about what I need to do diet wise and got little help. This is best used when you see your dietician and for the cost, only if your dietician requests you to get it.

8/25/06 Recently I found software is available that will track all this for me. I purchased Diet Pro, which was easy to customize to my needs. It uses the same nutrition tables the dieticians use (USDA)and has made my life much easier! It will take food amounts by weight or volume and show you your daily nutrition intake. I can also put in recipes and get a nutrional breakdown per serving, and save the recipes in a file. I no longer spend hours calculating my daily nutrition. There are other programs out there too. Diet Pro was the least expensive. ... Read more

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This volume brings together an international group of clinicians and clinical scientists to contribute to a state-of the-art review ofthe underlying pathogenic mechanisms, methods of clinical assessment, classification and diagnosis of renal disease, combined with a detailed overview of treatment strategies. An essential reference source for all those involved with the care of patients with renal involvement in systemic autoimmune disease, and for those contributing to research into the underlying pathogenic mechanisms in these disorders. ... Read more

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Kidney at a Glance
I found the book to be very helpful. It provides a simplified but very in depth look at various renal processes/topics. I used it a lot in my graduate renal physiology class. ... Read more

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With case examples and step-by-step frameworks for intervention, the authors illustrate the challenges and solutions in establishing an effective ward-based psychotherapy service for renal dialysis and transplant patients. They describe clinical patterns of presentation and how psychotherapeutic intervention was refined over time in a clinically meaningful and evidence-based manner. Each chapter is focused on specific emotional disorders among renal patients. The authors introduce the concept of loss of an imagined past' (aspirations and ambitions) never realized, or compromised, as a result of renal disease and as a major cause of post-transplant depression. Emotional issues which have received little prior attention in the literature--including substance abuse, eating disorders, gender disorders and emotional body image--are addressed in depth. Practical advise, including that against referencing the transplanted organ as "a gift," is offered. ... Read more

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A great new addition to books on transplantation
This is a great book. I enjoyed reading it as it is easy to read and has numerous transcipts of interviews with patients who are real. The book also containes medical material which will be of interest to surgeons, nephrologist and patients. The books was very well received in a major medical journal. I am pleased that the book is doing well and I strongly recommend it to public and medical libraries.

From the American Journal of Kidney Diseases
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The struggle for life: a psychological perspective of kidney disease and transplantation: Authors: Lyndsay S. Baines and Rahul M. Jindal Publisher: Praeger

Colin Baigent, BM BCh, MA, MSc, Reader in Clinical Epidemiology a [MEDLINE LOOKUP]

In the preface to this book, the authors challenge the reader to approach the subject matter with a fresh perspective. There is, they say, no place for the quantitative tradition when assessing psychological problems among patients with kidney disease. Complex emotional states defy classification by reference to quantitative psychology, and must instead be understood in the context of each particular patient's worldview. That sort of understanding comes only from talking to patients, and not from getting them to fill in questionnaires. It was in order to make this point forcefully that the authors, who run a psychosocial support service for kidney patients in Glasgow, Scotland, decided to write this book describing their own practical experience. They hoped that, by bridging the gap between psychotherapeutic and clinical services, others would try to create similar types of support for their own patients. Will they succeed?

Since the target audience is transplantation team members, the book begins with useful background material, including an outline of psychotherapeutic theory as it relates to chronic illness, and a short section on psychoanalysis. After this, however, the authors hit their stride, and we have chapters on a wide range of "human dilemmas," among them medical noncompliance, grief, abnormal body self-image, substance abuse, debt, depression, anxiety, and sexual problems. In each area, the authors explain why, in relation to these problems, dialysis and transplant patients ought to be considered sui generis and argue that much of the related psychological literature on other chronic illness (eg, cancer) simply misses the point. They explain, for example, that transplant patients frequently see themselves as the recipient of a "gift," and feel pressure from within to do something "special" with their lives. This aspiration is difficult enough if we are healthy, but many such patients have experienced years of poor health, perhaps even reduced cognition, and the inevitable result includes a range of consequences from depression and reduced self esteem, through to relationship difficulties and suicide. Each chapter gives us several vignettes from the authors' own experiences, together with a transcript describing how they tried to help, often with some success. Even as one steeped in the so-called quantitative tradition, I was impressed by the skill involved in trying to realign patients' expectations of their postmorbid lives, or in helping them to come to terms with their limitations, or in helping to ease their feelings of isolation. For me, these accounts were the most worthwhile part of the book: they remind us, above all, that health professionals have first of all to be human beings to connect with patients' experience of illness.

In spite of my enjoyment of much of the book, however, I fear it will be less widely read than it should be. Quite simply, for a book that aims to win over clinicians to the cause of psychotherapy, it seems to be too long. Busy physicians, surgeons, and other health professionals who are chronically short of time may lose patience with much of the supporting quantitative material on psychotherapeutic research and the sections on theory. It is a pity that the authors did not stick to their guns about the value of the oral tradition in this context. For the selective reader, however, reading of the transcripts of the psychotherapist's art will be rewarded by a rare insight into the emotional world of transplant or dialysis patients. In that respect, the authors may prompt others to explore how such a service might be provided in their own practice, and this can only be a good thing for present and future patients.

Publishing and Reprint InformationTOP

aUniversity of Oxford, Clinical Trial Service Unit, Harkness Building, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, United Kingdom UK
Copyright © 2004 by National Kidney Foundation, Inc.
doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2004.05.015

A good addition
As a patient who received a kidney transplant, I found it easy to read and understand. Some of my questions which were not answered by doctors were neatly answered in this book. The transcripts of the patient interviews captured some of my own experiences as a patient. I recommend this book to patients and their carers, in particular, patient support groups and public libraries.

Breaks new ground
I am pleased that there is a new book dealing with chronic renal failure and transplantation. Psychological issues tend to get ignored; therefore, this book fills a need.

This book may be useful for patients and support groups as well as physicians, surgeons and perhaps nurses.

I found the transcripts interesting as we deal with similar patients in my work as a transplant coordinator. I congratulate the authors for this work.

An interesting work
I found that the book was well researched and it does have some interesting aspects on live kidney transplants and compliance issues in kidney transplant patients. Later editions could have material on liver and heart transplant patients. Patients with chronic diseases tend to be ignored, so this is a good start. ... Read more

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Title: Diagnosis: kidney disease: progress is being made in treating advanced cases of feline renal failure. Here's what you should know.(Disease)
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication: Cat Watch (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 1, 2006
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Volume: 10Issue: 7Page: 3(2)

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Guided by the biggest names in renal pathology, the new Sixth Edition of this gold-standard text thoroughly examines the origins and manifestations of kidney disease. Experts offer careful pathologic descriptions, appropriate clinical correlations, and extensive discussions on causes and pathogenesis to clarify your understanding and facilitate easy, accurate diagnosis. This edition is in full color throughout and extensively reorganized. You'll appreciate the hundreds of razor-sharp illustrations, the increased number of international contributors, and the addition of important new topics. Two volumes make specific information even easier to pinpoint and retrieve. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Nephrology Nursing Journal, published by Thomson Gale on January 1, 2006. The length of the article is 3086 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Herbs and dietary supplement use in patients with stage 5 chronic kidney disease.(Issues in Renal Nutrition: Focus on Nutritional Care for Nephrology Patients)
Author: Jerrilynn D. Burrowes
Publication: Nephrology Nursing Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2006
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Volume: 33Issue: 1Page: 85(4)

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Organogenesis of the kidney has been intensely studied for over a century. In recent years advances in molecular techniques have not only made great inroads into exploring the genetic regulation of this complex process but also began to unravel the molecular basis of many forms of congenital kidney disease. This book is a comprehensive study on these findings and the only book available with such in depth coverage of the kidney.

Key Features
* Hundreds of color figures depicting key events in all aspects of kidney development
* Full coverage of the genetic and cellular basis of kidney development
* Analysis of the genetic basis of the major congenital kidney diseases ... Read more

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This up-to-date electronic book on CD-ROM provides the best collection available anywhere of official Federal government information and documents on the subject of kidney disease, including: Kidney Failure, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Kidney Dialysis, Transplantation, Polycystic Kidney Disease. (Kidney stones, and kidney cancer, are covered by other titles in this series.) This CD-ROM uses next-generation search technology that allows complete indexing and makes all files on the disc fully searchable. For patients, practical information is provided in clearly written patient education documents. For medical professionals, doctor reference tools and texts have detailed technical information and clinical background material.

This thoroughly researched collection presents vital information from many authoritative sources: National Institutes of Health (NIH), Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the Combined Health Information Database (CHID), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). Contents include clinical and medical information, with information on signs, symptoms, testing, diagnosis, treatment, and more.

In addition, as a bonus we have included an encyclopedic collection of general medical and health documents - thousands of pages with extensive material from the NIH on hundreds of diseases and health topics from A to Z, along with government consumer healthcare tips, disease prevention programs, dietary guidelines, and travelers' health information. Since navigating the Internet to find additional non-governmental medical information can be confusing, we've also provided our exclusive "Guide to Leading Medical Websites" with updated links to 73 of the best sites for medical information! By using weblinks on the CD-ROM, you can quickly check for the latest clinical updates directly from the government.

This CD-ROM has over 46,000 pages reproduced using Adobe Acrobat PDF software and Reader software is included. Advanced search and indexing features are built into our reproduction, providing a complete full-text index. This enables the user to search all the files on the disk at one time for words or phrases using just one search command! The Acrobat cataloging technology adds enormous value and uncommon functionality to this impressive collection of government documents and material. There is no other reference that is as fast, convenient, comprehensive, and portable!

Our CD-ROMs are privately-compiled collections of official public domain U.S. government files and documents - they are not produced by the federal government. They are designed to provide a convenient user-friendly reference work, utilizing the benefits of the Acrobat format to uniformly present thousands of pages that can be rapidly reviewed or printed without untold hours of tedious searching and downloading. This book-on-a-disc makes a superb reference work and educational tool for patients and their families, physicians, and other medical professionals. (Information on this CD-ROM is NOT a substitute for professional medical advice; of course, readers are urged to consult with a professional health care provider for any suspected illness.) ... Read more

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This companion to Brenner and Rector's The Kidney offers a state-of-the-art summary of the most recent advances in renal genetics.Molecular and Genetic Basis for Renal Disease provides the nephrologist with a comprehensive look at modern investigative tools in nephrology research today, and reviews the molecular pathophysiology of the nephron as well as the most common genetic and acquired renal diseases.A comprehensive clinical review of Medelian renal disease is also be included. ... Read more