Mackenzie Walser: Coping with Kidney Disease

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A breakthrough nutritional program that can indefinitely postpone the need for dialysisKidney disease is a major, underrecognized, and undertreated problem in North America. Now, a top expert at Johns Hopkins explains how to recognize the problem early, evaluate current treatment, then take charge of care with his 12-step plan. Based on treatments hes pioneered with his own patients, Dr. Walsers unique program calls for a supplemented low-protein diet, supported by treatments to control blood pressure and correct high blood cholesterol-a breakthrough strategy that can delay the need for dialysis.Mackenzie Walser, MD (Baltimore, MD), is Professor of Pharmacology and Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Betsy Thorpe (Stamford, CT) is the coauthor of Carol Gubers Type 2 Diabetes Life Plan.

Über den Autor

Mackenzie Walser, M.D., is Professor of Pharmacology and Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
Betsy Thorpe is the coauthor of Carol Guber?s Type 2 Diabetes Life Plan.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction 1

Terms, Measures, and Abbreviations 5

Part I: Looking at the Disease of Kidney Failure

1 What Do Kidneys Do and What Happens When They Fail? 9

2 Are You at Risk for Kidney Failure? 17

3 Symptoms of Kidney Failure 27

Part II: How to Treat Kidney Failure

4 Treating Kidney Failure 35

5 Step 1: Assess Your Current Treatment Plan 44

6 Step 2: Make Lifestyle Changes 52

7 Step 3: Follow a Low-Protein Diet 55

8 Step 4: Treat Salt and Water Problems 88

9 Step 5: Regulate Your Blood Pressure 96

10 Step 6: Treat Acidosis 106

11 Step 7: Treat Anemia and Iron Deficiency 109

12 Step 8: Treat Potassium Problems 112

13 Step 9: Treat Calcium and Phosphate Problems 117

14 Step 10: Treat Gout and Uric Acid Problems 122

15 Step 11: Treat Your High Cholesterol 126

16 Step 12: Know the Medications That Slow the Progression of Renal Failure 130

Part III: Tracking Kidney Failure, Dialysis, Transplants, and More

17 Keeping Close Watch on Your Kidney Failure 139

18 Dietary Treatment of the Nephrotic Syndrome 158

19 Safe and Unsafe Medications for Patients with Kidney Failure 163

20 Transplantation as an Alternative to Dialysis 167

21 When to Opt for Dialysis 172

22 Patients Who Have Avoided Dialysis 180

Appendix 1: Resources for Kidney Patients 197

Appendix 2: Government Support of Low-Protein Diets 201

Notes 205

Glossary 213

Index 223

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2004
Fachbereich:	Allgemeine Lexika
Genre:	Importe , Medizin
Rubrik:	Wissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780471274230
ISBN-10:	0471274232
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Walser, Mackenzie Thorpe, Betsy
Orchester:	Thorpe, Betsy
Hersteller:	Wiley
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	226 x 153 x 16 mm
Von/Mit:	Mackenzie Walser (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum:	12.04.2004
Gewicht:	0,286 kg

Artikel-ID: 121022203