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Kallenbach, Judith Z.

Review of hemodialysis for nurses and dialysis personnel / Hemodialysis for nurses and dialysis personnel. Judith Z. Kallenbach. - 8th ed. - St. Louis : Elsevier/Mosby, c2012. - xiv, 416 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Rev. ed. of: Review of hemodialysis for nurses and dialysis personnel / Judith Z. Kallenbach ... [et al.]

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Hemodialysis team -- History of dialysis -- Basic chemistry of body fluids and electrolytes -- Renal physiology and the pathology of renal failure -- Clinical manifestations of chronic kidney disease -- Dialyzers, dialysate, and delivery systems -- Principles of hemodialysis -- Water treatment -- Dialyzer preparation and reprocessing -- Infection control -- Anticoagulation and heparin administration -- Access to the bloodstream -- Patient and machine monitoring and assessment -- Nutrition management -- Laboratory data: analysis and interpretation -- Diabetes and hemodialysis -- Medication problems and dialysis -- Acute kidney injury and dialysis -- Peritoneal dialysis and home dialysis therapies -- Transplantation -- Pediatric hemodialysis -- Chronic kidney disease in the elderly -- Psychosocial aspects of dialysis therapy -- Management of quality in dialysis care -- Basic math calculations -- Test taking guidelines.

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Hemodialysis.
Artificial kidney.
Chronic renal failure--Nursing.
Renal Dialysis--nursing.
Acute Kidney Injury--nursing.
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic--nursing.

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