Silva's Diagnostic Renal Pathology

The kidneys are responsible for many key bodily functions, but their primary role as a filter of toxins makes them extremely susceptible to disease. Often these diseases can only be diagnosed through a renal biopsy, a complicated procedure requiring ancillary immunologic and molecular diagnostic techniques. Many academic centers set aside dedicated laboratories specifically for renal pathology due to the amount of expertise required. This book covers all methods used by renal pathologists to diagnose a wide range of kidney diseases.

 

Silva's Diagnostic Renal Pathology 

Unlike most literature on renal pathology, this book is situated on the midpoint between encyclopedic and superficial coverage, written for the signing-out pathologist. While focusing on tumors and transplantation rejection, a full spectrum of infectious, inflammatory, and congenital disorders is covered in both pediatric and adult populations and is analyzed not only by light microscopy but by each applicable diagnostic modality available. The text is illustrated with more than 1,000 photomicrographs and diagrams, including a CD-ROM of all images.

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Here's an in-depth, quick-reference, problem-solving resource for those involved in the care of dialysis patients. More than 120 world-class authorities discuss dialysis techniques, mechanical considerations, and complications related to various diseases for both pediatric and adult patients. Selected annotated references and excellent cross-referencing between chapters help you find answers fast, and more than 100 photos, drawings, charts, and tables, mostly in color, clarify complex topics. Providing practical, immediately useful guidelines that can be applied directly to patient care, this book is a "must-have" for all dialysis caregivers.

• Presents the practice-proven experience of top experts in the field of dialysis treatment.
• Offers dialysis guidance for both adult and pediatric patients in one convenient source.
• Features a readable hands-on approach, allowing you to quickly review the complicated concepts of dialysis.
• Includes helpful annotated bibliography lists in each section for further in-depth research on any subject.
• Explains complex dialysis concepts through abundant diagrams, photos, line drawings, and tables.

Handbook of Dialysis Therapy

• Features a new 4-color format, enabling you to find the guidance you need more quickly.
• Includes coverage of convective dialytic therapies and the results of recent clinical trials.
• Ensures that you keep current on pediatric dialysis concerns prevention and treatment with new chapters including prevention and treatment of bone disease, management of anemia, assessing quality of life in pediatric patients undergoing dialysis, and immunizations in children undergoing dialysis. 

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Dialysis Jobs: The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Creative Cooking for Renal Diabetic Diets

Review Of Book.
Pros:

As stated already, the print is large and the recipes are simple. Ingredients are easy to find.

Cons:

Recipes are made for 6 servings. In my case, I am cooking for two people, so I have taken to entering the recipes into MasterCook 8 so I can tailor them if needed. As a result, I often find the numbers are wrong in the back of the book. Usually MasterCook numbers will match 1 or 2 of the book's assessment. This causes concern when a person has to count the amount of potassium for the day. At times, I have concern about some of the amounts of potassium or sodium in the recipes, seeming too high for their health.

My view:

I am thrilled to have the book as a jumping off point, for assessing what my folks can eat in a day. Since I do not live with them, I use some of the recipes, the ones that adapt to it, as frozen meals which my parents can fix when they need them. This gives me peace of mind about the foods they are eating. I wish that they book would be updated a bit, have a bit more information in it about renal diabetic diets. 

Source: The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Creative Cooking for Renal Diabetic Diets