Product Description

Almost one million people around the world suffer from kidney disease and owe their lives to dialysis or transplantation. Each year in the UK, nearly 10,000 people enter end-stage kidney failure. However over the past 20 years the prospects for treatment and survival have dramatically improved thanks to medical advances. This book has been specially written for these patients and their families. After explaining the causes and symptons of kidney failure, the various treatment options are considered, in particular dialysis and transplantations. Throughout, the book aims to help patients understand how this disease and its treatment will affect them, and to answer many commonly asked questions.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #599875 in Books
• Published on: 1999-04-30
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 235 pages

Review
`this is an excellent book. It will be greatly appreciated by patients and its existance should be made known to all Renal Patients' Associations. Copies should be available in out-patients departments.' Nephrol Dial Transplant

Book Info
Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals, U.K. Practical patient-education text on kidney disease, for patients and their families. Explains in laylanguage the causes and symptoms of kidney failure and the options available for treatment, including dialysis and transplantation. Softcover.

From the Publisher
12 pp plates, line figures, tables

Customer Reviews

Good summary of various kidney diseases and treatments
Even though I am non-specialist in a field of nephrology, this book is not too difficult to read and understand. Also, this book has summarized various kidney diseases and respective treatment very well. But, as for the section of transplant, I think this kind of book should provide more information as like as the immunosuppress drugs which are under development. I beleive hope is the best therapy for patients with chronic diseases.