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Titolo |
Handbook of kidney transplantation / / edited by Gabriel M. Danovitch |
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Philadelphia : , : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, , [2010] |
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©2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-4698-6601-3 |
1-4511-6700-8 |
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Edizione |
[Fifth edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (496 pages) : illustrations (some color), map |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Kidneys - Transplantation |
Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Handbook of Kidney Transplantation -- PREFACE -- CONTRIBUTORS -- Options for Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease -- Transplantation Immunobiology -- Histocompatibility Testing, Crossmatching, and Immune Monitoring -- The Science of Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation -- Immunosuppressive Medications and Protocols for Kidney Transplantation -- Living Donor Kidney Transplantation -- Evaluation of Adult Kidney Transplant Candidates -- The Transplant Operation and Its Surgical Complications -- The ''First Quarter:'' The First Three Months After Transplantation -- Long-Term Post-transplantation Management and Complications -- Infections in Kidney Transplantation -- Kidney Transplantation and Liver Disease -- Diagnostic Imaging in Kidney Transplantation -- Pathology of Kidney Transplantation -- Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation in the Diabetic Patient -- Kidney Transplantation in Children -- Psychiatric Aspects of Kidney Transplantation -- Ethical and Policy Issues in Organ Transplantation -- Nutrition in the Kidney Transplant Recipient -- Psychosocial and Financial Aspects of Transplantation -- The Declaration of Istanbul on Organ Trafficking and Transplant Tourism -- INDEX. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This popular handbook is a practical guide for physicians, surgeons, nurses, and other professionals who manage kidney transplant |
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patients. It is concise, readable, and well-illustrated. Chapters outline the major concerns surrounding renal transplantation and the most successful approaches to problems arising in short-term and long-term patient care. Chapter topics include immunobiology and immunosuppression, as well as chapters on surgery, histocompatibility, and the first three months post-transplant surgery. This thoroughly updated Fifth Edition includes new information on options for patients with end-stage renal disease, immunosuppressive medications and protocols for kidney transplantation, and the first two months following transplant. |
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