"Handbook of Dialysis is now completely revised in its Fifth Edition. It continues to provides practical, accessible information on all aspects of dialysis with emphasis on day-to-day patient management. Authored by international experts, chapters provide complete coverage of hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, special problems in dialysis patients, and problems pertaining to various organ systems"--Provided by publisher

Part one. Chronic kidney disease management. Approach to patients with chronic kidney disease, stages 1-4 / Ajay Singh -- Management of CKD stages 4 and 5: preparation for transplantation, dialysis, or conservative care / Ajay Singh and Jameela Kari. Part two. Blood-based therapies. Physiologic principles and urea kinetic modeling / John T. Daugirdas -- Hemodialysis apparatus / Suhail Ahmad, Madhukar Misra, Nicholas Hoenich, and John T. Daugirdas -- Dialysis water and dialysate / Richard A. Ward and Todd S. Ing -- Arteriovenous fistulas and grafts: the basics / Tushar J. Vachharajani, Steven Wu, Deborah Brouwer-Maier, and Arif Asif -- Venous catheter access: the basics / Michael Allon and Arif Asif -- Arteriovenous vascular access monitoring and complications / Alexander Yevzlin, Anil K. Agarwal, Loay Salman, and Arif Asif -- Venous catheter infections and other complications / Loay Salman, Arif Asif, and Michael Allon -- Acute hemodialysis prescription / Edward A. Ross, Allen R. Nissenson, and John T. Daugirdas -- Chronic hemodialysis prescription / John T. Daugirdas -- Complications during hemodialysis / Richard A. Sherman, John T. Daugirdas, and Todd S. Ing -- Dialyzer reuse / Peter B. DeOreo -- Anticoagulation / Andrew Davenport, Kar Neng Lai, Joachim Hertel, and Ralph J. Caruana -- Continuous renal replacement therapies / Boon Wee Teo, Jennifer S. Messer, Horng Ruey Chua, Priscilla How, and Sevag Demirjian -- Home and intensive hemodialysis / Gihad E. Nesrallah, Rita S. Suri, Robert M. Lindsay, and Andreas Pierratos -- Hemodiafiltration / Bernard Canaud, Sudhir Bowry, and Stefano Stuard -- Therapeutic apheresis / Dobri D. Kiprov, Amber Sanchez, and Charles Pusey -- The relevance of sorbent technology today / Jose A. Diaz-Buxo, Stephen A. Merchant, David Updyke, and Susan E. Bentley -- Use of dialysis and hemoperfusion in the treatment of poisoning / James F. Winchester, Nikolas B. Harbord, Elliot Charen, and Marc Ghannoum. Part four. Clinical problem areas. Psychosocial issues / Scott D. Cohen, Daniel Cukor, and Paul L. Kimmel -- Nutrition / Michael V. Rocco and T. Alp Ikizler -- Diabetes / David J. Leehey, Mary Ann Emanuele, and Nicholas Emanuele -- Hypertension / Carmine Zoccali and Francesca Mallamaci -- Hematologic abnomalities / Steven Fishbane and Hitesh H. Shah -- Infections / David J. Leehey, Jacqueline T. Pham, Tran H. Tran, and Joseph R. Lentino -- Bone disease / Daniel W. Coyne, Derek S. Larson, and James A. Delmez -- Dialysis in infants and children / Susan R. Mendley -- Cardiovascular disease / Daniel E. Weiner and Mark J. Sarnak -- Obstetrics and gynecology in dialysis patients / Susan Hou and Susan Grossman -- Nervous system and sleep disorders / Christopher W. McIntyre. Appendix. Tools for estimating glomerular filtration rate and daily creatinine excretion -- Urea kinetic modeling -- Molecular weights and conversion tables.