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Renal Function and Disease in the Elderly

Author : Juan F. Macias Nuñez
Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
ISBN 13 : 1483162524
Total Pages : 565 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (831 download)

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Download or read book Renal Function and Disease in the Elderly written by Juan F. Macias Nuñez and published by Butterworth-Heinemann. This book was released on 2014-04-24 with total page 565 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Renal Function and Disease in the Elderly explores the renal system of elders. The book details the various roles of renal system, as well as the illnesses that the elderly can have. The book is inspired by the insufficient attention this topic has received among medical personnel. The book begins by discussing the changes in a person's vessels and kidney as he or she ages. The discussion then shifts to the older person's glomerulus and renal blood flow. Other chapters offer information about how aging affects a person's body systems and processes including water balance, electrolytes, kidneys, proximal tubes, and ingestion of drugs. Diseases such as urinary tract infection, interstitial nephropathies, glomerulonephritis, renal vasculitis, renal cyst, acute renal failure, and obstructive uropathy are also explained. While the book is primarily a valuable reference for medical practitioners in the field, it also caters to students and casual readers. Elderly readers, regardless of whether they have a disease or not, can also benefit from this book.

Advanced Age Geriatric Care

Author : Nages Nagaratnam
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319969986
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (199 download)

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Download or read book Advanced Age Geriatric Care written by Nages Nagaratnam and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-11-26 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the Baby Boomers age, concerns over healthcare systems' abilities to accommodate geriatric patients grow increasingly challenging. This is especially true with the population deemed to be “the oldest of the old,” specifically those over the age of 85. Unlike any other time in history, this demographic is the fastest growing segment of most developed countries. In the United States the oldest old is projected to double from 4.3 million to 9.6 million by 2030. The increased life expectancy of the population since the early 1900s has been built on the improvement of living conditions, diet, public health and advancement in medical care. With this we have seen a steady decline in the age-specific prevalence of vascular and heart diseases, stroke and even dementia. Older persons are healthier today than their counterparts decades ago. More importantly than in any other age group, the care of the oldest old must be individualized; management decisions should be made taking into consideration the older persons’ expressed wishes, quality of life, function and mental capacity. The inevitable consequence is that there will be an increase in the prevalence of older persons with chronic diseases, multiple co-existing pathologies and neuro-degenerative diseases. The oldest of the aging population are often excluded from drug trials and their treatments are largely based on findings extrapolated from that of the younger old. Furthermore, among the oldest old, physiologically they are more diverse than other segments of the population. Their demographic characteristics are unparalleled and different compared to that of the younger old. Several studies have drawn attention to the differing attitudes among health professionals towards elderly people and many show prejudice because they are old. As a result, the use of age as a criteria in determining the appropriateness of treatment is of very limited validity, yet there are limited resources that guide physicians through these challenges. This book creates a greater awareness of these challenges and offers practical guidelines for working within the infrastructures vital to this demographic. This book is designed for geriatricians, primary care physicians, junior medical officers, specialty geriatrics nurses, and gerontologists. It is divided into 3 sections: General Considerations, Chronic diseases and Geriatric Syndromes. Each chapter provides a summary of important and essential information under the heading of Key Points. Case studies are included in some of the chapters to highlight the principles of management.

Clinical Nephrogeriatrics

Author : Carlos Guido Musso
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 303018711X
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Clinical Nephrogeriatrics written by Carlos Guido Musso and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-08-13 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The increase in average life expectancy observed over recent decades has brought new challenges to nephrology practice. Several renal diseases are more frequent in elderly patients today, and even in healthy older individuals renal physiology has its own peculiarities. This leads to the need for a specific approach on renal aging and renal function in the elderly. However, despite the relevance of this topic, there are few books exclusively dedicated to geriatric nephrology. This book fills this gap by presenting a comprehensive overview of the differences between normal renal aging and chronic renal disease in the aged, and describes the particular aspects of nephropathy in the elderly, addressing it in a practical and clinically applicable fashion. Clinical Nephrogeriatrics bridges the gap between nephrology and geriatrics, discussing the most important issues concerning the relationship between these two medical specialties. This evidence-based resource, written by prominent specialists with extensive clinical experience, offers nephrologists, geriatricians, family physicians, and other medical professionals valuable practical guidelines and insights to enhance their clinical practice and provide optimal care.

The Aging Kidney in Health and Disease

Author : Juan F. Macías-Núñez
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0387726594
Total Pages : 558 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (877 download)

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Download or read book The Aging Kidney in Health and Disease written by Juan F. Macías-Núñez and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-11-24 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume will be a reliable source on the management of the elderly with renal disease. There is an ever-increasing proportion of the aging population affected by renal disease and hypertension, and physicians are faced with atypical clinical presentations of renal disease in the aged as compared to younger people. This volume combines the fields of nephrology and geriatrics and presents a multidisciplinary approach to the topic.

Recent Advances of Sarcopenia and Frailty in CKD

Author : Akihiko Kato
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811523657
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (115 download)

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Book Synopsis Recent Advances of Sarcopenia and Frailty in CKD by : Akihiko Kato

Download or read book Recent Advances of Sarcopenia and Frailty in CKD written by Akihiko Kato and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-02-29 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book highlights recent advances in our understanding of sarcopenia and frailty in CKD. The prevalence of sarcopenia and frailty increases substantially as CKD progresses, and experimental studies have demonstrated the pivotal role of accumulated uremic toxin in the development of muscle wasting. Further, sarcopenia and frailty are associated with falls, bone fractures, cognitive impairment, and poor survival prognoses, especially in elderly CKD patients. The syndromes are also related to the risk of end-stage kidney disease. This book provides readers with a deeper understanding of the prevention and management of sarcopenia and frailty in CKD patients to improve their renal and overall health, and suggests directions for future basic and clinical research.

Silva's Diagnostic Renal Pathology

Author : Xin J. Zhou
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1316613984
Total Pages : 691 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (166 download)

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Download or read book Silva's Diagnostic Renal Pathology written by Xin J. Zhou and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-03-02 with total page 691 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An algorithmic approach to interpreting renal pathology, updated in light of recent advances in understanding and new classification schemes.

Frailty and Kidney Disease

Author : Carlos Guido Musso
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030535290
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Frailty and Kidney Disease written by Carlos Guido Musso and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-09-10 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique book reviews the information available in the literature regarding the new syndrome, frailty, in patients with various renal conditions, such as acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease, as well as dialysis and transplant patients. The topic is of importance in nephrology, specifically nephrogeriatrics, since frailty is a condition affecting many elderly patients and which is becoming increasingly common in medical practice. As such, there is a considerable need for information to assist professionals treating these patients. The book includes chapters on the frailty syndrome (definition, evaluation and treatment), the main geriatric syndromes (gait disorder, falls, incontinence, and delirium), the main renal syndromes (acute renal injury, chronic kidney disease) as well as dialysis and kidney transplant, and the relationship between geriatrics and renal syndromes. Frailty and Kidney Disease: A Practical Guide to Clinical Management is an essential resource for general practitioners, researchers, internal medicine physicians, geriatricians, and nephrologists.

Geriatric Nephrology

Author : Dimitrios G. Oreopoulos
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400942559
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (9 download)

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Book Synopsis Geriatric Nephrology by : Dimitrios G. Oreopoulos

Download or read book Geriatric Nephrology written by Dimitrios G. Oreopoulos and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The year was 1943. As a third-year medical student at Stanford, I was about to witness the beginning of a medical miracle. Dr. Arthur Bloomfield, Professor of Medicine, had selected my patient, a middle aged man, who was dying of acute pneumococcal pneumonia, as one of the first patients to receive miniscule doses (by today's standards) of his meagre supply of a new drug - penicillin. The patient's response amazed everyone especially this impressionable medical student. The rest of the story is history. With one stroke, the introduction of penicillin removed from the medical scene the 'friend of the aged' - lobar pneumonia. The consequences, which no one could have imagined at the time, are still becoming manifest as other 'miracles' such as respirators, artificial kidneys and many potent new antibiotics have come upon the scene. All of us are aware that these miracles have created a variety of new challenges around the states of dying and near dying. We have no easy answers for these problems. Nevertheless as dialysis techniques, especially CAPD, are applied more widely to the treatment of the elderly, the task of helping the patient meet death with dignity becomes increasingly important and vexing because once begun, dialysis is difficult to terminate.

Approaches to Chronic Kidney Disease

Author : Jerry McCauley
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030830829
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Approaches to Chronic Kidney Disease written by Jerry McCauley and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-10-18 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major global public health problem, affecting nearly one in seven adults in the United States alone. It is a disease that integrates chronic illness at several levels, and the progressive condition is associated with high rates of co-morbidity. This text provides a comprehensive, current state-of-the art review of this field, serving as a valuable resource for primary care providers and non-nephrology clinicians that treat patients with CKD. It is comprised of 24 chapters focused on specific aspects of the disease. The first 2 chapters provide a bit of background on the disease, describing the anatomy and physiology of the kidney as well as the definition and epidemiology of the disease. The following 3 chapters discuss the detection, prevention and progression of the disease. The next 6 chapters describe the relationship of the disease with other conditions and most common co-morbidities such as diabetes and hypertension. The chapters, that follow focus on the CKD associated complications and the CKD within special populations such as the elderly and minorities as well as dietary restrictions and drug dosing. The book concludes with discussion on preparation for renal replacement therapy and preemptive organ transplantation as an alternative to dialysis in the management of the advanced CKD. Written by experts in the field, Approach to Chronic Kidney Disease is a comprehensive guide for clinicians, especially primary care providers including residents and fellows in training, who take care of chronic kidney disease patients. It is also a useful tool for researchers dealing with this challenging field.

Updates in Geriatric Nephrology, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

Author : Edgar V. Lerma
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN 13 : 0323186238
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (231 download)

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Download or read book Updates in Geriatric Nephrology, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine written by Edgar V. Lerma and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2013-08-28 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine features expert clinical reviews on Renal Disease in Older Adults which includes current information on topics such as Anatomic/ Physiological Changes with Aging, Acute Kidney Injury in Older Adults, Electrolyte Problems in Older Adults, Glomerular Disease in Older Adults, Hypertension in Older Adults, Chronic Kidney Disease in Older Adults, End-stage Renal Disease in Older Adults, Decision Making in the Older Adult Patient with Advanced Kidney Disease, Obstructive Uropathy in Older Adults, Drug Dosing, Transplantation in Older Adults, and Slowing the Aging Process.

Kidney Disease in the Elderly

Author : Holly Kramer
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9783031684593
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (845 download)

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Download or read book Kidney Disease in the Elderly written by Holly Kramer and published by Springer. This book was released on 2024-11-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The over-65 population in the United States is rapidly growing. There are currently about 52 million people over 65 years of age in the United States or 16.5% of the U.S. population. This percentage is expected to reach 22% or 70 million by 2050. This means that during the professional lives of current trainees, they can expect to see an increasing number of older patients in their practice. Average life expectancy in 2004 was 75.2 yr for men and 80.4 yr for women. Due to the pandemic, average life expectancy has decreased for both men and women with declines differing by race and ethnicity. Overall, current average life expectancy is 75.1 years for men and 80.5 years for women. During the 1990s, the over-85 population was the fastest growing group at 38% growth. This older age group was the largest consumer of healthcare services. By 2060, the number of people age 85 years and older is projected to triple from its current estimate of 6.7 million to 19.0 million. A substantial percentage of this population has some level of disability: sensory, physical, mental, or self-care. Once a senior develops disability, it greatly impacts their ability to self-manage their disease and follow a complex medical regimen. Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) usually require complicated medication routines, complex dietary restrictions, frequent medical visits and receive care from multiple physicians. Thus, providing nephrology care for older patients with CKD requires specific knowledge and skills that are unique to this population. Elderly patients will make up a growing proportion of the practice of nephrologists and other providers (physicians and allied health providers) involved with their care. Clinical practitioners will need to become more comfortable with shouldering the full care of this segment of their patient population and work closely with a geriatrician and internists and family practitioners. As we become more willing to offer life-prolonging technologies in this vulnerable group, we need to be willing to deal with the consequences of this decision. Finally, with their elderly patients, clinicians face challenging ethical problems, such as whether to withhold or withdraw dialysis. Unless addressed promptly and effectively, these ethical issues will greatly increase the stress on both the healthcare provider and family members.

Chronic Kidney Disease

Author : Junwei Yang
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9813291311
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (132 download)

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Download or read book Chronic Kidney Disease written by Junwei Yang and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-11-08 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive and systematic review of the latest findings in a wide spectrum of clinically important aspects of chronic kidney disease (CKD), focusing on clinical diagnosis and therapeutics. CKD is a global health problem with a rising morbidity and mortality. The last decade has seen significant improvements in determining the incidence, prevalence, and complications of CKD, mainly thanks to the definitions of CKD developed by the National Kidney Foundation’s Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (K/DOQI). However, increased recognition of CKD has led to awareness of the limitations of its clinical diagnosis and treatment, which are essential to patients’ wellbeing. This book is of particular value not only to nephrologists, but also to general practitioners and residents with an interest in CKD. It offers a well-organized exposition of the current knowledge base. Compared with previously published books on kidney disease and CKD, it has a smaller number of more concise chapters. As a result, readers can easily obtain an overview of the most important topics in CKD. We hope that practitioners will gain as much from reading this practical guide to clinical management of CKD as we have from editing it.

Palliative Care in Nephrology

Author : Alvin H. Moss MD, FACP, FAAHPM
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190945540
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (99 download)

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Download or read book Palliative Care in Nephrology written by Alvin H. Moss MD, FACP, FAAHPM and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2020-07-14 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Palliative care has become increasingly important across the spectrum of healthcare, and with it, the need for education and training of a broad range of medical practitioners not previously associated with this field of care. As part of the Integrating Palliative Care series, this volume on palliative care in nephrology guides readers through the core palliative knowledge and skills needed to deliver high value, high quality care for seriously ill patients with chronic and end-stage kidney disease. Chapters are written by a team of international leaders in kidney palliative care and are organized into sections exploring unmet supportive care needs, palliative care capacity, patient-centered care, enhanced support at the end of life, and more. Chapter topics are based on the Coalition for Supportive Care of Kidney Patients Pathways Project change package of 14 evidence-based best practices to improve the delivery of palliative care to patients with kidney disease. An overview of the future of palliative care nephrology with attention to needed policy changes rounds out the text. Palliative Care in Nephrology is an ideal resource for nephrologists, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, social workers, primary care clinicians, and other practitioners who wish to learn more about integrating individualized, patient-centered palliative care into treatment of their patients with kidney disease.

Geriatric Palliative Care

Author : Suzanne Goldhirsch
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199874891
Total Pages : 625 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (998 download)

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Download or read book Geriatric Palliative Care written by Suzanne Goldhirsch and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014-03-21 with total page 625 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The growing geriatric population in the United States has created an increasing need for palliative medicine services across the range of medical and surgical specialties. Yet, palliative medicine lacks the resources to carry such a workload itself. Geriatric Palliative Care addresses this need by encouraging individual specialties to "own" the management of elderly with the same vigor as they "own" other key management competencies within their specialty. This clinically focused and highly practical handbook, which compliments the more comprehensive text Geriatric Palliative Care by Sean Morrison and Diane Meier (Oxford University Press, 2003), encourages this process of learning and ownership across many medical specialties. Designed to be readable and easily accessible to a range of health care providers, Geriatric Palliative Care outlines specific strategies for caring for specific palliative care issues common in elderly patients. The handbook also provides evidence based advice for helping patients, relatives, and staff cope with such issues as polypharmacy, dementia and consent, multiple pathologies, home care, elderly caregivers, and supporting the elderly in the place where they would like to be.

Cardiovascular and Kidney Disease within the Geriatric Population in Developing Countries

Author : Georgi Abraham
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1527524329
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (275 download)

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Download or read book Cardiovascular and Kidney Disease within the Geriatric Population in Developing Countries written by Georgi Abraham and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2023-08-03 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a timely resource for all dealing with care of the elderly. It is deliberately wide in its scope and is aimed at strengthening medical students, interns, medical post-graduates, general practitioners, physicians and specialists in renal medicine, as they practice the skill, art and science of modern medicine in caring for the elderly. Despite diversity in culture, ethnicity, food habits, health care provision and socioeconomic status, there is an increasing trend of lifestyle diseases such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease, obesity, malignancy and chronic kidney disease worldwide. The book is focused on those in developing countries (e.g. South Asian countries and Sub-Saharan African countries), but will also be of use to medical professionals everywhere.

Nutrition in Kidney Disease

Author : Laura D. Byham-Gray
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1627036857
Total Pages : 495 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (27 download)

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Download or read book Nutrition in Kidney Disease written by Laura D. Byham-Gray and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2014-01-23 with total page 495 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nutrition in Kidney Disease, Second Edition addresses the relationships between nutrition and (1) normal kidney function and disease, (2) the progressiveness of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and strategies to prevent further compromise, and (3) the treatment and management of kidney failure especially during medical crises, such as acute kidney injury and its consequent nutritional therapies (e.g., enteral and parenteral nutrition). Demographic patterns, trends and outcomes in the current health care systems are explored in the United States and abroad. Disease prevention and management are presented over the entire lifespan, beginning with pregnancy, followed by infancy, childhood, adolescence, and adulthood, concluding with the elder years. Foundations for clinical practice are established by devoting a complete section towards conducting a comprehensive nutritional assessment, comprising of anthropometric, biochemical, clinical, physical parameters and psychosocial concerns unique to the kidney disease population. Nutritional therapy is also discussed across the spectrum of kidney disease, and pertinent aspects critical to successful management of disorders and conditions, such as bone disease, obesity, and nephrotic syndrome are explored. Nutrition in Kidney Disease, Second edition highlights cutting edge research in regards to exercise and functional outcomes, malnutrition and the inflammatory response, experimental therapies, and the use of complementary and alternative medicine, with a special emphasis on relevant preventative strategies.

Dialysis in Older Adults

Author : Madhukar Misra
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1493933205
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (939 download)

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Download or read book Dialysis in Older Adults written by Madhukar Misra and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-12-30 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This practical handbook offers quick and sound advice on the many issues faced when dialyzing the older patient. It is authored by well-known international experts who have covered the full range of end stage renal disorders including treatment options, patient management and maximization of quality of life. Accessible and easy-to-read, Dialysis in Older Adults serves as the go-to reference for clinicians and members of their team as they treat this challenging patient population.