Principles and Practice of Dialysis

Table Of Contents
Choice of the Hemodialysis Membrane
Alfred Cheung, Richard A. Ward, and Leslie Yazel

Reuse of Hemodialysis in Chronic Dialysis Therapy
Paul D. Light

Dialysate Composition in Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis
Biff F. Palmer

Hemodialysis Vascular Access
Steven J. Schwab

Anticoagulation Strategies During Hemodialysis Procedures
William Dahms

Approach to Hemodialysis Kinetic Modeling
Thomas A. Depner

Choosing the Best Dialysis Option in the 2007 Patient with End Stage Kidney Disease
Rochelle Cunningham

Hemodialysis Adequacy and the Timing of Dialysis Initiation
Jay Barry Wish

High-flux, High-efficiency Procedures
Thomas A. Golper and Allan J. Collins

Longer Time Dialysis: Nocturnal
Andreas Pierratos

Prescribing Drugs for Dialysis Patients
William Bennett

Continuous Dialysis Therapeutic Techniques
Ravindra L. Mehta

Choosing the Best Dialysis Option in Patients with Acute Renal Failure and in the ICU
Andrew E. Briglia

Adequacy of Peritoneal Dialysis
John M. Burkart

Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Peritoneal Membrane Failure
Isaac Teitelbaum and Shweta Bansal

Hypertension in Dialysis Patients
Vito M. Campese

Left Ventricular Dysfunction and Valvular Heart Disease in Dialysis Patients
Patrick S. Parfrey

Coronary Artery Disease in End-Stage Renal Disease Patients
L. David Hillis

Autonomic Neuropathy and Hemodynamic Stability in End-Stage Renal Disease Patients
Biff E. Palmer

Oxidant Stress in End-Stage Renal Disease
Ravinder K. Wali

Infection and Immunity in End-Stage Renal Disease
Peter Stenvinkel

Hepatitis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infections in End-Stage Renal Disease Patients
Ruth Berggren

Endocrine Disorders in Dialysis Patients
R. Tyler Miller

Gastrointestinal Complications in End-Stage Renal Disease
George T. Fantry and Donna S. Hanes

Renal Osteodystrophy
Wajeh Qunibi

Acid-base Considerations in End-Stage Renal Disease
F. John Gennari

Dyslipidemia in Dialysis Patients
Robert D. Toto

Malnutrition and Intradialytic Parenteral Nutrition in End-Stage Renal Disease Patients
Joel Kopple

Disorders of Hemostasis in Dialysis Patients
Giuseppe Remuzzi

Treatment of Anemia in Dialysis Patients
Anatole Besarab

Neurologic Complications Associated with Dialysis and Chronic Renal Insufficiency
Imran I. Ali and Noor A. Pirzada

The Geriatric Dialysis Patient
Wendy Weinstock Brown

Diabetic Dialysis Patients
Eli A. Friedman

Quality of Life, Depression, and Rehabilitation in Dialysis Patients
Daniel J. Salzberg

Extracorporeal Strategies in the Treatment of Poisoning
Wajeh Qunibi

Chronic Dialysis in Children
Bradley A. Warady, Kathy Jabs, and Stuart L. Goldstein

Acute Dialysis in Children
Susan R. Mendley

Infections in Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis
Jan Patterson

Preparing Dialysis Patients for Renal Transplantation and Pre-Emptive Renal Transplantation
Matthew R. Weir, Charles B. Cangro, and David K. Klassen

Current Outcomes for Dialysis Patients and Improving Quality of Care for Dialysis Patients
Jeffrey C. Fink