(1) Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Chief, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA KeywordsMetabolic acidosisMetabolic alkalosisRespiratory acidosisChronic respiratory acidosisRespiratory alkalosisMixed acidbase…
(1) Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Chief, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA KeywordsMetabolic acidosisMetabolic alkalosisRespiratory acidosis In previous chapters, we…
(1) Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Chief, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA KeywordsAcute kidney injury (AKI)Chronic kidney disease (CKD)Net acid…
(1) Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Chief, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA KeywordsArterial blood gas (ABG)Blood gas analyzer (BGA)pHpO2 pCO2…
Combined Organ Transplantation Andrew Malone General Principles Kidney failure can occur as a consequence of pathology primary to another vital organ such as the pancreas, liver, or heart. Therefore, frequently…
Nonimmunologic Complications After Kidney Transplantation Sagar Gupta Tarek Alhamad General Principles Differential diagnosis for post-transplant allograft dysfunction depends on many factors; importantly, the timing after transplantation (please see Table 30-1)….
Immunologic Complications After Kidney Transplantation Karthikeyan Venkatachalam Tarek Alhamad General Principles Acute rejection is characterized by decline in graft function with diagnostic features on a kidney biopsy after ruling out…
Management of the Kidney Transplant Patient Clarice E. Carthon Timothy A. Horwedel General Principles Immunosuppression is used for induction at the time of transplant to promote graft acceptance, to prevent…
Evaluation of the Living Kidney Donor Candidate Rungwasee Rattanavich General Principle Living kidney has major advantages over deceased donor kidney. In general, recipients of living kidney benefit from shorter waiting…
Evaluation of the Kidney Transplant Candidate Sreelatha Katari General Principles Kidney transplantation improves patient survival and quality of life and reduces the total cost of medical care compared to dialysis….
