Description: PrefaceA2 Causes of end stage renal failureA3 Causes of acute renal failureA4 Presentation of renal diseaseA4 Investigations for patients with ESRDA5 Assessment of renal function at/near end stageA5 Assessment of renal function at/near end stage (ii)A5 Assessment of renal function at/near end stage (iii)A6 Complications of renal failure and their treatment (i)A6 Complications of renal failure and their treatment (ii)A6 Complications of renal failure and their treatment (iii)A6 Complications of renal failure and their treatment (iv)A7 Conservative management of renal failure (i) - AimsA7 Conservative management of renal failure (ii) - Blood pressure controlA7 Conservative management of renal failure (iii) - Slowing the rate of declineA7 Conservative management of renal failure (iv) - Lipids and fluid balanceA7 Conservative management of renal failure (v) - Treatment of complicationsA7 Conservative management of renal failure (vi) - prevention of symptomsA8 Assessment of patients for dialysisA8 Assessment of patients for dialysis (ii)A8 Assessment of patients for dialysis (iii)A9 Checklist for assessing patients in a low clearance clinicA10 Haemodialysis versus peritoneal dialysisA11 Choosing which dialysis modalityA12 Choice of dialysis modality - case historiesA13 When to start dialysis in ESRDA14 Indications for acute dialysisA15 Psychosocial effects of starting dialysis in ESRD (i) - depression and anxietyA16 Psychosocial effects of starting dialysis in ESRD (ii) - othersA17 Pyschosocial effects of dialysis in ARFA18 Assessment for transplant suitability and transplant work up(B) Haemodialysis B2 Principles of haemodialysis in practice B3 Factors affecting solute clearance on haemodialysisB4 Ultrafiltration during haemodialysisB5 High efficiency and high flux haemodialysisB6 DialysersB7 Dialysis membranesB8 Biocompatibility of membranesB9 Dialysis machinesB9 Dialysis machines (ii) - monitorsB10 DialysateB10 Dialysate (ii)B11 Water purificationB12 Vascular access: OverviewB13 Permanent vascular accessB14 Disadvantages of permanent vascular accessB15 Formation of permanent accessB16 Complications of fistulae and graftsB17 Tunnelled cuffed cathetersB18 Temporary vascular accessB19 Insertion of vascular access cathetersContents List - Page 2B20 Complications of temporary accessB21 Management of access (catheter) infectionsB22 Prevention of infection of dialysis accessB23 Screening for AVF/graft stenosis and thrombosisB24 Arteriovenous shunt (Scribner)B25 RecirculationB26 The first dialysis session in chronic and acute renal failureB27 Complications during dialysisB28 Complications during dialysis (ii) HypotensionB29 Complications during dialysis (iii) management and prevention of hypotensionB30 Complications during dialysis (iv) OthersB30 Complications during dialysis (v) Dialyser reactionsB31 Blood clotting during haemodialysisB32 Anticoagulation for haemodialysis - HeparinB33 Regional anticoagulation for haemodialysisB34 Anticoagulation for haemodialysis - OthersB35 Dialysis adequacy - overviewB36 Dialysis adequacy - solute clearanceB37 Dialysis adequacy - Urea kinetic modellingB38 Calculation of Kt/VB39 Dialysis adequacy - other measures of solute clearanceB40 Residual renal functionB41 Other markers of adequacyB42 Targets for adequate dialysisB43 Increasing dialysis dose deliveredB44 Dialysis adequacy in acute renal failureB45 Prescribing acute haemodialysisB46 Prescribing chronic haemodialysisB47 Haemofiltration and haemodiafiltrationB48 Laboratory tests for patients on regular haemodialysisB49 Dry WeightB50 Novel Measures of dry WeightB51 Reuse of dialysersB52 Home haemodialysis and daily haemodialysisB52 Haemodialysis and surgery - preoperativeB54 Haemodialysis and surgery - perioperativeB55 Haemodialysis and surgery - postoperativeB56 Haemodialysis in transplant recipientsB57 Haemodialysis in terminal careB58 Haemodialysis and haemoperfusion for poisoningB59 Drugs and toxins removed by haemodialysis and haemoperfusionB60 Haemodialysis for non-renal diseaseB61 Continuous renal replacement therapy (i)B62 Continuous renal replacement therapy (ii)B63 Continuous renal replacement therapy (iii)B64 Other continuous renal replacement techniquesB65 Anticoagulation for CRRT (i)B66 Anticoagulation for CRRT (ii)B67 Complications of CRRT(C) Nursing a haemodialysis patient C1 Approaching patients on haemodialysis C2 Nursing care of vascular access C3 Cannulation of fistulae C4 Problems with access often recognised by nurses C5 Grafts and shunts C7 Putting a patient on dialysis C8 Initiation of treatment

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