Pediatric Dialysis Case Studies

Description:

Edited by the same team that developed the successful Pediatric Dialysis and its second edition, this text features clinical management principles that are integral to the care of children receiving chronic dialysis.  Each chapter is introduced by a case presentation that serves as the basis for key learning points that are clinically applicable and presented in a succinct manner.  The topics included in Pediatric Dialysis Case Studies cover virtually all aspects of pediatric dialysis care and represent the efforts of an international group of experts with firsthand clinical expertise from all disciplines represented in the pediatric dialysis team.  This resource is certain to help the clinician achieve improved outcomes for these often complex patients.

Table of contents 

·         Peritoneal Access

Pages 1-9

·         Peritoneal Equilibration Testing and Application

Pages 11-17

·         Peritoneal Dialysis Prescription

Pages 19-26

·         Dialysis During Infancy

Pages 27-35

·         Hypotension in Infants on Peritoneal Dialysis

Pages 37-44

·         Ethical Dialysis Decisions in Infants with End-Stage Kidney Disease

Pages 45-49

·         Catheter Exit-Site and Tunnel Infections

Pages 51-57

·         Peritonitis

Pages 59-67

·         Relapsing and Recurrent Peritonitis

Pages 69-76

·         Peritoneal Dialysis-Associated Hydrothorax and Hernia

Pages 77-81

·         Ultrafiltration Failure in Children Undergoing Chronic PD

Pages 83-88

·         Encapsulating Peritoneal Sclerosis

Pages 89-93

·         Difficult Vascular Access

Pages 95-100

·         Hemodialysis Prescription

Pages 101-107

·         Intensified Hemodialysis

Pages 109-114

·         Home Haemodialysis

Pages 115-123

·         Myocardial Stunning

Pages 125-132

·         Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection

Pages 133-139

·         Intradialytic Hypotension: Potential Causes and Mediating Factors

Pages 141-148

·         Dialyzer Reaction

Pages 149-159

·         Nutritional Management of Infants on Dialysis

Pages 161-169

·         Nutritional Management of Children and Adolescents on Dialysis

Pages 171-177

·         Anemia Management

Pages 179-185

·         Chronic Kidney Disease – Mineral and Bone Disorder

Pages 187-193

·         Growth Delay

Pages 195-202

·         Hypertension

Pages 203-207

·         Cardiovascular Disease

Pages 209-213

·         Sleep Disorders

Pages 215-218

·         The Highly Sensitized Dialysis Patient

Pages 219-223

·         Health-Related Quality of Life in Youth on Dialysis

Pages 225-230

·         Nonadherence

Pages 231-238

·         Transition to Adult Care

Pages 239-248

·         Pregnancy in a Woman Approaching End-Stage Kidney Disease

Pages 249-255

·         Withholding and Withdrawal of Dialysis

Pages 257-264

·         Peritoneal Dialysis as Treatment for Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

Pages 265-270

·         Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) and Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

Pages 271-278

·         Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) for a Neonate

Pages 279-285

·         Anticoagulation and Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT)

Pages 287-292

·         Extracorporeal Liver Dialysis in Children

Pages 293-300

·         Therapeutic Apheresis

Pages 301-306

·         Neonatal Hyperammonemia

Pages 307-313

·         Primary Hyperoxaluria

Pages 315-323

·         Intoxications

Pages 325-333

·         Acquired Cystic Kidney Disease

Pages 335-341