A Patient’s Guide to Dialysis and Transplantation

1. Front Matter

   Pages 1-10

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2. Introduction

   • Roger Gabriel

   Pages 11-12

3. Glossary of technical terms

   • Roger Gabriel

   Pages 13-26

4. Structure and function of normal kidneys

   • Roger Gabriel

   Pages 27-31

5. Causes and symptoms of kidney failure

   • Roger Gabriel

   Pages 32-45

6. Principles of dialysis

   • Roger Gabriel

   Pages 46-59

7. Preparation for dialysis

   • Roger Gabriel

   Pages 60-68

8. Erythropoietin

   • Roger Gabriel

   Pages 69-74

9. Haemodialysis

   • Roger Gabriel

   Pages 75-80

10. Difficulties with haemodialysis

    • Roger Gabriel

    Pages 81-87

11. Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis

    • Roger Gabriel

    Pages 88-98

12. Intermittent peritoneal dialysis

    • Roger Gabriel

    Pages 99-104

13. Continuous cycle peritoneal dialysis

    • Roger Gabriel

    Pages 105-107

14. Diet and renal failure

    • Roger Gabriel

    Pages 108-115

15. Sex, fertility, contraception and pregnancy

    • Roger Gabriel

    Pages 116-121

16. Home dialysis

    • Roger Gabriel

    Pages 122-127

17. Dialysis and holidays

    • Roger Gabriel

    Pages 128-130

18. Transplantation

    • Roger Gabriel

    Pages 131-145

19. The transplant co-ordinator

    • Roger Gabriel

    Pages 146-148

20. Survival on dialysis and transplantation

    • Roger Gabriel

    Pages 149-154

In many ways this book is a team effort. Many people have helped me in writing it. Firstly, I thank my wife who read the manuscript twice correcting grammatical errors and spelling and clarifying many sentences. Secondly, I thank friends and colleagues at St. Mary's Hospital, including Mrs Jean Emerson, Renal Unit Social Worker and Mrs June Morgan, Senior Dietician, both of whom contributed technical information; Sisters Christine Holmes and Malinie Polpitiye who read and criticized some chapters; Miss Mary Williams, Mr Robert Minor and Mr Richard Viner who as patients read some sections and made useful suggestions. My thanks are due to Miss Veronica Adams who typed most of the manuscript and also to Mrs June Marshall and Miss Joyce Meadows who helped with typing and much photocopying. I must thank Baxter Healthcare whose generous financial support enabled this book to be published. The editorial staff of MTP Press have been very helpful, rapid and efficient in publishing the text. If any reader wants to know more about renal disease, there are several good introductory books on renal medicine available. I am sure that the local public library will be pleased to help. Any parts of this book that are wrong or misleading are my responsibility. If anyone has the energy to point out errors to me I will try to correct them in any subsequent edition.

• contraception
• dialysis
• energy
• fertility
• healthcare
• hemodialysis
• hospital
• kidney
• medicine
• patients
• pregnancy
• renal failure
• sex
• social work
• transplantation

• St. Mary’s Hospital, London W2, UK

  Roger Gabriel

• Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow, Middlesex, UK

  Roger Gabriel

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