LEADER 03405nam 2200661 a 450 001 9910452154203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-19-988587-7 010 $a1-281-16352-X 010 $a9786611163525 010 $a0-19-804233-7 010 $a0-19-972445-8 010 $a1-4294-9116-7 035 $a(CKB)1000000000476587 035 $a(EBL)415238 035 $a(OCoLC)476241155 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000138433 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11148268 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000138433 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10100438 035 $a(PQKB)11764174 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC415238 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL415238 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10271632 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL116352 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000476587 100 $a20061221d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aDialysis without fear$b[electronic resource] $ea guide to living well on dialysis for patients and their families /$fDaniel Offer, Marjorie Kaiz Offer, Susan Offer Szafir 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2007 215 $a1 online resource (273 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-530995-2 311 $a0-19-530994-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [247]-250) and index. 327 $aContents; Preface; Acknowledgments; One: Dialysis Misperceptions versus Realities; Two: A Visit to the Suds Factory: Demystifying the Machines and Tubes; Three: Dialysis Options: Choosing What Works Best for You; Four: The Decision to Pursue a Transplant; Five: The "K-Team": Working with Dialysis Professionals; Six: Dealing with Emotions: The Psychological Impact of Dialysis; Seven: The Impact of Dialysis on Interpersonal Relationships: Love, Sex, Family, and Friendship; Eight: Work and Financial Implications of Being on Dialysis 327 $aNine: Adapting to the Dialysis Diet, Curbing Liquids, and Embracing ExerciseTen: Traveling and Planning for Emergencies while on Dialysis: Taking a Leap of Faith; Afterword; Appendix A: Glossary of Terms; Appendix B: Helpful Resources; Notes; Bibliography; Index; 330 $aMore than 400,000 people in the United States undergo kidney dialysis. If you or a member of your family are one of them, then the prospect of a regular appointment with a dialysis machine may seem like the end of life itself. But that reaction couldn't be more wrong. In Dialysis Without Fear, psychiatrist and dialysis patient Dr. Daniel Offer joins with his wife, Marjorie Kaiz Offer, and daughter, Susan Offer Szafir, to reveal how life can be lived--and lived well--on dialysis. Drawing on his long medical career and more than seven years of personal experience with dialysis, Dr. Offer dispels 606 $aHemodialysis$vPopular works 606 $aChronic renal failure$vPopular works 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aHemodialysis 615 0$aChronic renal failure 676 $a617.4/61059 700 $aOffer$b Daniel$0881603 701 $aOffer$b Marjorie Kaiz$0881604 701 $aSzafir$b Susan Offer$f1971-$0881605 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910452154203321 996 $aDialysis without fear$91968795 997 $aUNINA