Kidney transplantation: a guide to the care of kidney transplant recipients

Kidney Transplantation: A Guide to the Care of Transplant Recipients is an easy to read, up to date, clinical resource written by experts in the field of kidney transplantation. The book explains how donors and recipients are selected for transplantation, how the surgical procedure is performed, and how the experts recognize and treat rejection. Clearly illustrated chapters show how theimmune system works in the setting of transplantation and how immunosuppressive medications prevent rejection of the transplanted kidney; knowledge essential for the proper care of the transplant recipient. The acute and long-term care of the patient is described from the perspective not only of proper immunosuppressive medication management, but also from the perspective of comorbidities most common to transplanted patients, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, infectious diseases, malignancies, and bone disease. Special issues that impact the care of the transplant recipient, such as unusual donor sources, nonadherence and insurability are also addressed." INDICE: Preface.- Ten Things Not to Do.- The Transplant Procedure: Surgical Techniques and Complications.- What is Transplant Immunology and Why are Allografts Rejected?.- What is Histocompatability Testing and How is It Done?.- What is UNOS and How are Kidneys Allocated/What is an OPO and How Does it Work?.- Live Donors: How to Optimally Protect the Donor.- Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy: Essentials for the Nephrologist.- New Sources in Living Kidney Donation.- What are the Immunosuppressive Medications?How Do They Work? What Are TheirSide Effects?.- Optimizing Immunosuppression.- Evaluation of Renal Allograft Dysfunction.- The Kidney Transplant Biopsy.- Evaluation of the Kidney Transplant Candidate and Follow Up of the Listed Patient.- The Acute Care of the Transplant Recipient.- Post-Transplant Cardiovascular Disease.- Diabetes Mellitus and Transplantation: Risks for Post-Transplant Diabetes.- Infections in Kidney Transplant Recipients.- Malignancies Before and After Transplantation.- Bone Disease in Renal Transplantation.- Sexuality and Pregnancy Before and After Transplantation.- Socioeconomic Issues and the Transplant Recipient.- Adherence to the Immunosuppressive Regimen in Adult and Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients.- Transitioning Between Pediatric and Adult Clinics.- Index.

• ISBN: 978-1-4419-1689-1
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 380
• Fecha Publicación: 01/05/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés