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- Addresses all aspects of care including medical, psychological, and surgical
- Addresses the unique needs of a niche population
- Case vignettes throughout the book provide additional opportunities to apply information to real-world scenarios
- Written by experts in nephrology and pediatric and adolescent care
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
End-stage renal disease is a devastating diagnosis to the patient, family and their care provider. This book covers all aspects of chronic kidney disease from a general description to its psychological impact on the adolescent and lastly its progression to end-stage and dialysis. It details the important aspects of the patient’s journey from diagnosis to their final destination including transplant and discussion of the medications used. It includes chapters on important etiologies of chronic kidney disease in adolescence, addressing the particular challenges a provider may be faced with in caring for this age group, and finally transition of their care to adult care providers.
Written by experts in the field of pediatrics and nephrology Adolescents with Chronic Kidney Disease is the definitive resource in diagnosing and transitioning patients with chronic kidney disease.Reviews
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Pediatric Nephrology, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, USA
Maha N. Haddad
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Department of Pediatrics, Division of Nephrology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, USA
Erica Winnicki
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Department of Pediatrics, UC Davis Children’s Hospital, Sacramento, USA
Stephanie Nguyen
About the editors
Maha N. Haddad, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Director of Pediatric Dialysis
Department of Pediatric Nephrology
UC Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA, USA
Erica Winnicki, MD
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Nephrology
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, CA, USA
Stephanie Nguyen, MD, MAS
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics
Director of the Hypertension Clinic
UC Davis Children’s Hospital
Sacramento, CA, USABibliographic Information
Book Title: Adolescents with Chronic Kidney Disease
Book Subtitle: From Diagnosis to End-Stage Disease
Editors: Maha N. Haddad, Erica Winnicki, Stephanie Nguyen
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97220-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-97219-0Published: 18 October 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-07321-3Published: 02 February 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-97220-6Published: 05 October 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 283
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 20 illustrations in colour
Industry Sectors: Biotechnology, Health & Hospitals, Pharma