Handbook of Kidney Transplantation

Name: Handbook of Kidney Transplantation
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ISBN: 9780781793742

ISBN-10: 0781793742

ISBN-13: 9780781793742

Edition: 5th 2010 (Revised)

Authors: Gabriel M. Danovitch, Gabriel M. Danovitch

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This popular handbook is a practical guide for physicians, surgeons, nurses, and other professionals who manage kidney transplant patients. It is concise, readable, and well-illustrated. Chapters outline the major concerns surrounding renal transplantation and the most successful approaches to problems arising in short-term and long-term patient care. Chapter topics include immunobiology and immunosuppression, as well as chapters on surgery, histocompatibility, and the first three months post-transplant surgery. This thoroughly updated Fifth Edition includes new information on options for patients with end-stage renal disease, immunosuppressive medications and protocols for kidney…

Book details

List price: $58.00
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Publication date: 11/5/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 496
Size: 4.75" wide x 8.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.166
Language: English



Preface


Contributors



Options for Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease




Transplantation Immunobiology




Histocompatibility Testing, Crossmatching, and Immune Monitoring




The Science of Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation




Immunosuppressive Medications and Protocols for Kidney Transplantation




Living Donor Kidney Transplantation




Evaluation of Adult Kidney Transplant Candidates




The Transplant Operation and Its Surgical Complications




The "First Quarter:" The First Three Months After Transplant




Long-Term Post-transplant Management and Complications




Infections in Kidney Transplantation




Kidney Transplantation and Liver Disease




Diagnostic Imaging in Kidney Transplantation




Pathology of Kidney Transplantation




Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation in the Diabetic Patient




Kidney Transplantation in Children




Psychiatric Aspects of Kidney Transplantation




Ethical and Policy Issues in Organ Transplantation




Nutrition in the Kidney Transplant Recipient




Psychosocial and Financial Aspects of Transplantation



Appendix: The Declaration of Istanbul on Organ Trafficking and Transplant Tourism


Index