Kidney Transplantation

Description:

With the increased prevalence of kidney transplantation, transplant recipients are being treated in a variety of clinical settings – often beyond the transplant center. There is a greater need for clinicians and allied healthcare professionals to have appropriate guidance on managing these patients. Kidney Transplantation offers the latest evidence-based information on the full range of dilemmas in the medical management of kidney transplant recipients before, during and after transplantation. Beginning with the selection of patients who are candidates for transplantation, this authoritative guide covers the care of the patient on the waiting list and evaluation of donors, preoperative care, induction and immunosuppression maintenance.  This wealth of new information and guidelines will serve as an important resource for the best possible care for transplant patients.

Table of contents (34 chapters)

·         Graft and Patient Survival

Pages 3-21

·         Immunological Assessment of the Transplant Patient

Pages 23-34

·         Recipient Evaluation

Pages 35-40

·         Wait List Management

Pages 41-47

·         Approach to the Highly Sensitized Patient

Pages 49-60

·         Simultaneous Paired Kidney Exchange

Pages 63-68

·         Ethical Issues and Transplant Tourism

Pages 69-74

·         Live Donor Transplantation

Pages 75-84

·         Extended Criteria Donors in Renal Transplantation

Pages 85-91

·         Preoperative Cardiovascular Evaluation and Management

Pages 93-110

·         Surgical Issues in the Transplant Recipient

Pages 113-125

·         Mechanisms of Immunosuppressive Drugs

Pages 127-141

·         Delayed Graft Function and Kidney Transplantation

Pages 143-151

·         Evaluation and Initial Management of Graft Dysfunction

Pages 153-158

·         Recurrent and De Novo Diseases After Renal Transplantation

Pages 159-172

·         Psychosocial Issues in Renal Transplantation

Pages 173-181

·         Risks of Pregnancy in Renal Transplant Recipients

Pages 183-188

·         The Prevention and Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease in Kidney Transplant Recipients

Pages 189-198

·         Dyslipidemia After Kidney Transplantation

Pages 199-204

·         Hypertension in the Kidney Transplant Recipient

Pages 205-224

·         Evaluation and Management of Transplant-Associated Hyperglycemia

Pages 225-234

·         Hematologic Complications of Transplantation

Pages 235-245

·         Liver Disease in Renal Transplant Recipients

Pages 247-255

·         Management of Transplantation Renal Bone Disease: Interplay of Bone Mineral Density and Decisions Regarding Bisphosphonate Use

Pages 257-267

·         Malignancies After Transplantation and Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder

Pages 269-280

·         Antibody-Mediated Rejection in Kidney Transplantation

Pages 281-300

·         Prevention and Management of Infectious Complications in Kidney Transplant Recipients

Pages 301-318

·         Human Polyomavirus (HPyV) and Organ Transplantation

Pages 319-333

·         Post-transplant Proteinuria: Differential Diagnosis and Management

Pages 335-340

·         Urologic Issues in the Renal Transplant Patient

Pages 341-353

·         Practical Renal Allograft Pathology

Pages 355-375

·         Imaging of the Renal Transplant Recipient

Pages 377-400

·         Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation

Pages 401-410

·         Drug Interactions in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

Pages 411-425