Increased recognition of the overlap between critical care and renal medicine, and recent advances in the understanding of acute renal failure and the application of renal replacement therapies, have brought increased attention to the nephrologist's role in the intensive care unit (ICU). This book is written to provide an approach for the resident in nephrology, at any level of training, with regards to critically ill patients. This text provides the information necessary to provide care for the nephrology patient in the ICU. INDICE: Assessment of renal function Mohan Arkanath.- Imaging of Acute Renal Failure – a Problem Solving Approach for ICU Physicians Tom Sutherland.- Drug induced renal injury Sara Blakeley.- Acute renal failure Sara Blakeley.- Medical management of acute renal failure Nerina Harley.- Acute renal failure inthe surgical patient Marlies Ostermann.- Rhabdomyolysis and Compartment Syndrome Laurie Tomlinson and Stephen Holt.- Multisystem causes of acute renal failure Tim Leach.- Therapeutic plasma exchange Tim Leach.- Renal Replacement Therapy John H Reeves.- Technical aspects of renal replacement therapy Sara Blakeley.- End-stage renal disease Emile Mohammed.- Clinical hyperkalaemia and hypokalaemia Harn-Yih Ong.- Clinical hyponatraemia and hypernatraemia Himangsu Gangopadhyay.- Clinical metabolic acidosis and alkalosis Sara Blakeley.
- ISBN: 978-1-84628-936-1
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 160
- Fecha Publicación: 01/01/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés