Optimal Treatment Strategies For End Stage Renal Failure

Optimal Treatment Strategies For End Stage Renal Failure

Optimal Treatment Strategies For End Stage Renal Failure Editor by:
Claude Jacobs

Optimal Treatment Strategies For End Stage Renal Failure Book Description

During the past 40 years there have been major conceptual and technical advances in the domain of dialysis methods and renal/organ transplantation for long-term treatment of patients with End-Stage Renal Failure (ESRF). This now enables better defined, more selective strategies of treatment to be undertaken, according to patient-specific criteria such as age or underlying renal disease also taking into account the lifetime duration of these treatments. For many patients this implies necessary successive changes of mode of therapy depending on their availability, occurrence of medical/technical complications or failure and social environment and economic factors. This rationale has inspired the structure of this volume which is divided into four sections: 1/A descriptive overview of the various modes of renal replacement therapy (RRT): Extracorporeal dialysis/filtration, peritoneal dialysis, kidney and multi-organ transplantation. 2/Most appropriate indications and use of these methods, respective advantages, drawbacks and outcome in children, pregnant women and elderly patients. 3/ In diabetic patients and in patients with heredity/congenital diseases.4/ The ethical issues generated by this new domain in Medicine by limitations in treatment facilities or medical dilemas for acceptance, best technical choices, withdrawal or termination of RRT in individual patients. Finally, contributors from Eastern European Coutnries, Africa and Far Eastern Countries analyse the current status of RRT in their respective geographical area and the ways and means required for a wider implementation of RRT in thus far lesser economically developed countries where the great majority of the populations still have no access to these life-saving therapeutic procedures.

Optimal Treatment Strategies For End Stage Renal Failure Book Author

Claude Jacobs is a Professor of Nephrology (Emeritus), Service de Nephrologie, UFR Pitie-Salpetiere, Paris.

Optimal Treatment Strategies For End Stage Renal Failure Book Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 1 edition (July 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0192629719
• ISBN-13: 978-0192629715
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 0.9 inches

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Prostate Cancer: Nursing Assessment, Management, and Care (Hardcover)

Prostate Cancer: Nursing Assessment, Management, and Care

Prostate Cancer: Nursing Assessment, Management, and Care Editor by:
Meredith Wallace PhD APRN-BC
Lorrie Powel PhD RN

Prostate Cancer Nursing Assessment, Management, and Care Book Description

Southern Connecticut State Univ. Developed by clinical nurse experts, this text provides information on the state-of-the-art care of men with prostate cancer. Covers symptoms, diagnostic methods, treatment options, and psychosocial effects of this disease. Quality of life is a major focus. DNLM: Prostatic Neoplasms--nursing.

Prostate Cancer: Nursing Assessment, Management, and Care Book Author

Meredith Wallace, PhD, APRN-BC, has been a nurse since she completed her BSN nursing degree Magna Cum Laude at Boston University in 1988. Following this, she earned an MSN in medical-surgical nursing with a specialty in geriatrics from Yale University and a Ph.D. in nursing research and theory development at New York University. During her time at NYU she was awarded a predoctoral fellowship at the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing. In this capacity she became the original author and editor of Try This: Best Practices in Geriatric Nursing series. In 2001, she won the Springer Publishing Company Award for Applied Nursing Research. She was the Managing Editor of the Journal of Applied Nursing Research and is currently the research brief editor for the journal. She is the author of numerous journal articles and book chapters. Dr. Wallace published Prostate Cancer: Nursing Assessment Management and Care, (Springer Publishing Company, 2002), which won the American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award. Preceding this, she was the Associate Editor of The Geriatric Nursing Research Digest, which also won the AJN Book of the Year Award in 2002. She is the recent recipient of the Eastern Nursing Research Society/John A. Hartford Foundation junior investigator award. Dr. Wallace currently an Associate Professor and the Elizabeth DeCamp McInerney Chair in Health Sciences at Fairfield University School of Nursing.

Lorrie L. Powel, PhD, RN, is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the Boston University School of Public Health and the Center for Health Quality, Outcomes and Economic Research at the Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, Bedford, Massachusetts. She recently completed her doctoral degree at the University of Maryland School of Nursing, where she received a dissertation award from the Health Care Financing Administration for her research focusing on the impact of postprostectomy urinary incontinence on psychosocial adjustment to illness and quality of life. Her current research, funded by the Department of Defense, will continue to explore postprostatectomy incontinence with a focus on ethnic identity. During the past several decades Dr. Powel has been a frequent contributor to the oncology nursing literature focusing on issues of quality of life and the management of treatment-related symptoms in patients with cancer.

Prostate Cancer: Nursing Assessment, Management, and Care Book Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Springer Publishing Company; 1 edition (May 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0826187455
• ISBN-13: 978-0826187451
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.8 x 0.7 inches

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Pharmacological Treatment of Alzheimers Disease: Molecular and Neurobiological Foundations (Hardcover)

Pharmacological Treatment of Alzheimers Disease

Pharmacological Treatment of Alzheimers Disease Editor by:

• Jorge D. Brioni
• Michael W. Decker

Pharmacological Treatment of Alzheimers Disease Book Description

Prominent Alzheimer's investigators provide a comprehensive and balanced overview of the neuropharmacological basis for therapeutics in this devastating disease. Divided into three parts, the book begins with basic research on the neurobiology of cognitive function, offering relevant information on the way the brain encodes and stores data. The second segment explores the molecular aspects of Alzheimer's Disease (AD), emphasizing investigations of possible etiological factors. In the final section, a variety of issues important in developing treatments are discussed including cholinergic-based treatments, the role of neuroinflammin in AD and the therapeutic potential of anti-inflammatory agents.

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Prominent Alzheimer's investigators provide a comprehensive and balanced overview of the neuropharmacological basis for therapeutics in this devastating disease. Divided into three parts, the book begins with basic research on the neurobiology of cognitive function, offering relevant information on the way the brain encodes and stores data. The second segment explores the molecular aspects of Alzheimer's Disease (AD), emphasizing investigations of possible etiological factors. In the final section, a variety of issues important in developing treatments are discussed including cholinergic-based treatments, the role of neuroinflammin in AD and the therapeutic potential of anti-inflammatory agents.

Pharmacological Treatment of Alzheimers Disease Book Details

• Hardcover: 549 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-Liss; 1 edition (January 15, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471167584
• ISBN-13: 978-0471167587
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.1 x 1.6 inches

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Cognitive Neuropsychology of Alzheimer's Disease (Hardcover)

Cognitive Neuropsychology of Alzheimer's Disease

Cognitive Neuropsychology of Alzheimer's Disease Editor by:
Robin G. Morris
James T. Becker

Cognitive Neuropsychology of Alzheimer's Disease Books Description

Alzheimer's disease can be thought of as a multi-faceted neuropsychological disorder, with diverse impairments in cognitive abilities, such as attention, memory, language and executive functioning. Over the last decade cognitive neuropsychology has provided a far richer understanding of these impairments, and this book describes these advances, placing them in their clinical context. The first section deals with background theoretical and clinical issues, such as the extent to which Alzheimer's disease can be considered as a single entity or whether it is more fruitful to explore the neuropsychology of individual patients. It considers the diagnostic aspects of Alzheimer's disease, the natural history of the disease, how it progresses over time and the characteristics of the prodromal phase. A second section, the core of the book, covers major cognitive functions and delineates how

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"This is a highly readable volume that also can function as a reference source. I recommend it to all clinical and basic scientists with an interest in the brain and its diseases."--American Journal of Psychology

Cognitive Neuropsychology of Alzheimer's Disease Book Details

• Hardcover: 434 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 2 edition (February 3, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0198508301
• ISBN-13: 978-0198508304
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.8 x 1.2 inches

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Alzheimer's Disease, An Issue of Nursing Clinics

Alzheimer's Disease, An Issue of Nursing Clinics

Alzheimer's Disease, An Issue of Nursing Clinics Author by:
Ivo Abraham PhD RN FAAN

Alzheimer's Disease, An Issue of Nursing Clinics Books Description

The statistics for Alzheimer's Disease are staggering. It is the most common dementia, affecting as many as 4.5 million Americans. Recent studies have even projected that 1 person in 2 at the age of 85 will be diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease. The March 2006 issue of Nursing Clinics of North America offers nurses a much needed update on the current research, assessments, and treatment of the disease. Nurses, who often work with clinicians, educators, researchers, will not want to miss this issue of Nursing Clinics

Alzheimer's Disease, An Issue of Nursing Clinics Books Details
Hardcover: 240 pages
Publisher: Saunders; 1 edition (March 17, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1416035346
ISBN-13: 978-141603534


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Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma (Hardcover)

Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Editor by:
Kenneth O'Byrne
Valerie Rusch

Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Book Review

"Anybody dealing with diffuse malignant mesothelioma, in either a research or clincial setting, should learn a great deal from this book in topics outside his or her own immediate specializations. As this clinically relentless disease continues to increase but has proven so refractory to therapy, any additional knowledge is welcome ideed, and this book is also welcome indeed." Respiratory Care

"A comprehensive overview of the subject, aimed at all health care professionals who come into contact with patients with the disease." Anticancer Research

Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Book Description

Malignant pleural mesothelioma, a malignancy due largely to asbestos exposure, represents an increasingly common challenge to clinical and medical oncologists, respiratory physicians, and cardiothoracic surgeons, as well as researchers in the field. The disease has yet to reach its peak and is expected to kill over 100,000 people worldwide. As malignant pleural mesothelioma gains in profile, Kenneth O'Byrne and Valerie Rusch present a comprehensive overview of the subject, aimed at all health care professionals who come into contact with patients with the disease. The book includes chapters on epidemiology, diagnosis, histopathology, radiology, surgery, chemotherapy, immune therapy, radiotherapy, and palliative medicine, written by an international team of contributors. A molecular biology section focuses on the carcinogenic effects of asbestos fibres and simian virus 40, angiogenesis and angiogenic growth factors, the immune response, and genetic abnormalities detected in the disease. Future therapies are also covered, as is a perspective on the distinct legal issues related to the disease. This highly-illustrated, full colour book provides the ultimate, timely resource on this devastating disease.

Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Book Details

• Hardcover: 480 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 1 edition (January 4, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0198529309
• ISBN-13: 978-0198529309
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.8 x 1.2 inches

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The Biological Basis of Nursing: Cancer Care (Paperback)

Biological Basis of Nursing: Cancer Care

Biological Basis of Nursing: Cancer Care Author by:
William Blows

Biological Basis of Nursing: Cancer Care Book Description

In 2000 the Department of Health issued a number of initiatives, with improving cancer treatment and research, and providing greater resources for cancer care being made a priority. Nurses and their colleague will be at the forefront of these changes.

The book presents specialized biological information on what cancer is, how it damages the body, and how cancer treatments work. Engaging, accessible and illustrated throughout, this unique text:

• explains the basic biology of cancer
• discusses the biology of wide range of common cancers
• identifies and explains the biological causes of cancer
• explains drug action in chemotherapy and analgesia
• explains the link between diet and cancer, and how diet is important in cancer therapy
• discusses the biological basis of a range of nursing skills linked to cancer.

This book will provide nurses with the essential knowledge required for working with cancer patient and their families, and will enable them to work with current and new forms of cancer treatment. It will also be of great use to clinical staff and nurse educators.

Biological Basis of Nursing: Cancer Care Book Details

• Paperback: 360 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (September 29, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415327466
• ISBN-13: 978-0415327466
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.8 x 0.8 inches

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Pathology of Malignant Mesothelioma (Hardcover)

Pathology of Malignant Mesothelioma

Pathology of Malignant Mesothelioma Editor by:
Françoise Galateau-Sallé

Pathology of Malignant Mesothelioma Books Description

Mesothelioma is a global problem, its incidence is rising in Europe, and it is a major health problem in the USA and other parts of the world, largely related to the previous use of asbestos products. Diagnosis, which rests on the pathology, is very difficult because of its diverse appearances and the potential for other diseases to mimic it.

This monograph has been assembled by an international group of experts with a wealth of experience from France, UK, USA, Australia and Canada to aid in pathological diagnosis. In all these countries, the disease poses significant health problems. This book deals with clinical, radiological, epidemiological, molecular, and histopathological aspects of the disease. Tumors of the pleural, pericardial, peritoneal cavities as well as the ovary and tunica vaginalis are considered. Differential diagnoses of serosal-based lesions are fully discussed and the use of immunohistochemical stains is explained. Plentiful illustrations give further aid to diagnosis

An essential read for all diagnostic pathologists as well as general pathologists, who are sometimes required to diagnose the disease at biopsy or post mortem. The book will be also invaluable to members of the medical and legal professions who are involved with various aspects of this disease.

Pathology of Malignant Mesothelioma Books Details

• Hardcover: 204 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (November 30, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1852338725
• ISBN-13: 978-1852338725
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds

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Handbook of Metastatic Breast Cancer (Hardcover)

Handbook of Metastatic Breast Cancer

Handbook of Metastatic Breast Cancer Author by:
Stephen Johnston
Charles Swanton

Handbook of Metastatic Breast Cancer Book Description

There used to be limited therapeutic options for women who developed metastatic breast cancer. However, recent development with novel systemic drugs and palliative surgical techniques, together with advances in diagnostic imaging, have given new hope for these patients and made the treatment of these patients considerably more challenging. One convenient source bringing together the various relevant aspects is long overdue. This handbook covers treatment for both the cancer and the complications that can arise from treatment itself.

Handbook of Metastatic Breast Cancer Books Details

• Hardcover: 232 pages
• Publisher: Informa HealthCare; 1 edition (October 13, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1841844888
• ISBN-13: 978-1841844886
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches

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Breast Cancer Nursing: Clinical Nurse Specialist (Paperback)

Breast Cancer Nursing

Breast Cancer Nursing
Author by Denton
Editor by S. Denton

Breast Cancer Nursing Books Description

This text takes a multidisciplinary approach to breast cancer care. It includes an introductory chapter looking at the incidence, epidemiology, aetiology and histology of the disease. There are chapters on the essential topics of screening, politics and multi-cultural aspects of care. Methods of treatment which include surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and endocrine therapy are discussed. The remaining sections are devoted to important issues in after care and the importance of the multidisciplinary team approach. This book is intended to be of use to clinical nurse specialists in oncology, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, students of Project 2000 and ENB courses A11 and 237.

Breast Cancer Nursing books Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Chapman & Hall/CRC (January 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0412412004
• ISBN-13: 978-0412412004

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Contemporary Issues In Breast Cancer: A Nursing Perspective (Hardcover)

Contemporary Issues In Breast Cancer: A Nursing Perspective

Contemporary Issues In Breast Cancer: A Nursing Perspective
Author by KAREN HASSEY DOW

Contemporary Issues In Breast Cancer: A Nursing Perspective
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• Hardcover
• Publisher: JONES AND BARTLETT PUBLISHERS (2004)
• ASIN: B000MDBK3G

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Breast Cancer: Nursing Care and Management (Paperback)

Breast Cancer: Nursing Care and Management

Breast Cancer: Nursing Care and Management Author by:
Victoria Harmer

Breast Cancer: Nursing Care and Management Books Description

This comprehensive book is for all nurses and other health professionals involved in the care of people with breast cancer, and covers all aspects of the subject. It gives sound evidence-based information and advice on the nursing care fore each stage of the patient's journey.

Breast Cancer: Nursing Care and Management From the Back Cover

This comprehensive book is for all nurses and other health professionals involved in the care of people with breast cancer and covers all aspects of the subject. It gives sound evidence-based information and advice on the nursing care for each stage of the patient's journey.

Each chapter is written by an expert in the field and topics include the anatomy of the breast, all available treatments, complementary therapies, the psychological care of both patients and their families, and the role of the specialist nurse. With breast cancer increading as the population ages, this book provides a well-balanced approach to all aspects of managing malignancy. The importance of writing from a nursing perspective is underlined so that the essence of support and bedside care is not missed.

Breast Cancer: Nursing Care and Management Books Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (August 15, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1861563531
• ISBN-13: 978-1861563538
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.1 x 1 inches

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