Chapter 1: Your kidneys and how they work; Chapter 2: What happens when kidneys fail?; Chapter 3: Treatment of kidney failure; Chapter 4: Investigations and procedures; Chapter 5: Dialysis; Chapter 6: Transplants; Chapter 7: Living with kidney failure; Chapter 8: Coping with kidney failure; Chapter 9: Research, ethics and getting involved; Appendix 1: Summary of normal and target blood tests results for patients on dialysis; Appendix 2: Useful addresses; Appendix 3: Resources; Index.
Dr Andy Stein MD, MRCP (UK) 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 Ltd.
'Should help patients take up the challenge of kidney failure, and use the treatments on offer to maximum advantage, thereby enabling them to live longer, healthier lives.' - Terry Feest, Professor of Clinical Nephrology, Southmead Hospital, Bristol.
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