Table of Contents

1. What is kidney failure?
2. Clearance
3. Fluid balance
4. Blood pressure
5. Anaemia and erythropoietin
6. Renal bone disease
7. Blood tests and other tests
8. Dialysis
9. Peritoneal Dialysis
10. Haemodialysis
11. Transplantation
12. Living donor transplantation
13. The transplant operation and after
14. Eating well
15. Living with kidney failure
16. Sexual problems and pregnancy
17. End of life care
18. Statistics and outcomes
19. New developments and choice

Glossary
Further reading
Useful addresses and websites

About the Author

Dr Andy Stein, MD, FRCP, is Consultant Nephrologist and General Physician at the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust. Janet Wild, RGN, is Clinical Education Manager at Baxter Healthcare Renal Division. She has been a Renal nurse since 1988.

Reviews

'Kidney Failure Explained remains the most sought after reference for kidney patients. Since the first edition appeared in 1999 the National Kidney Federation has continued to recommend this book above all others. As the treatment for kidney disease advances, so this book has kept pace. We wish the third edition well.' Timothy F Statham OBE, Chief Executive, National Kidney Federation