Principles and practice of dialysis

Preface Acknowledgments 1 Choice of the Hemodialysis Membrane 1 2 Reuse of Hemodialysis Membranes in Chronic Dialysis Therapy 16 3 Dialysate Composition in Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis 28 4 Hemodialysis Vascular Access 45 5 Recirculation in the Hemodialysis Access 64 6 Anticoagulation Strategies During Hemodialysis Procedures 73 7 Approach to Hemodialysis Kinetic Modeling 82 8 Choosing the Best Dialysis Options in the Patient with Chronic Renal Failure 103 9 Hemodialysis Adequacy and the Timing of Dialysis Initiation 111 10 High-flux, High-efficiency Procedures 128 11 Longer Time Dialysis-Nocturnal Dialysis 137 12 Prescribing Drugs for Dialysis Patients 147 13 Continuous Dialysis Therapeutic Techniques 162 14 Adequacy of Peritoneal Dialysis 181 15 Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Peritoneal Membrane Failure 206 16 Hypertension in Dialysis Patients 227 17 Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Dialysis Patients 257 18 Coronary Artery Disease in End-Stage Renal Disease Patients 268 19 Autonomic Neuropathy and Hemodynamic Stability in End-stage Renal Disease Patients 282 20 Oxidant Stress in End-stage Renal Disease 296 21 Infection and Immunity in End-stage Renal Disease 307 22 Hepatitis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infections in End-stage Renal Disease Patients 323 23 [beta][subscript 2]-Microglobulin-associated Amyloidosis of End-stage Renal Disease 352 24 Endocrine Disorders in Dialysis Patients 362 25 Gastrointestinal Complications in End-stage Renal Disease 374 26 Renal Osteodystrophy 381 27 Acid-base Considerations in End-stage Renal Disease 393 28 Dyslipidemia in Dialysis Patients 408 29 Dialysis Considerations in the Patient with Acute Renal Failure: ICU Dialysis 420 30 Malnutrition and Intradialytic Parenteral Nutrition in End-stage Renal Disease Patients 441 31 Disorders of Hemostasis in Dialysis Patients 453 32 Treatment of Anemia in Dialysis Patients 464

33 Neurologic Complications Associated with Dialysis and Chronic Renal Insufficiency 502 34 Acquired Cystic Kidney Disease in Dialysis Patients 513 35 The Geriatric Dialysis Patient 524 36 Diabetic Dialysis Patients 543 37 Quality of Life nd Rehabilitation in Dialysis Patients 556 38 Extracorporeal Methods in the Treatment of Poisoning 570 39 Chronic Dialysis in Children 592 40 Acute Dialysis in Children 617 41 Infections in Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis 629 42 Preparing Dialysis Patients for Renal Transplantation 648 43 Current Outcomes for Dialysis Patients 662 Subject Index 673