Handbook of Kidney Transplantation (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Handbook)

by Gabriel M . Danovitch (Author)

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  Paperback
  2009

  $3.48

  This popular handbook is a practical guide for physicians, surgeons, nurses, and other professionals who manage kidney transplant patients. It is concise, readable, and well-illustrated. Chapters outline the major concerns surrounding renal transplantation and the most successful approaches to problems arising in short-term and long-term patient care. Chapter topics include immunobiology and immunosuppression, as well as chapters on surgery, histocompatibility, and the first three months post-transplant surgery. This thoroughly updated fifth edition includes new information on options for patients with end-stage renal disease, immunosuppressive medications and protocols for kidney transplantation, and the first two months following transplant.

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  Paperback
  2004

  $6.29

  Now in its updated Fourth Edition, this popular handbook is a practical guide for physicians and surgeons who manage kidney transplant patients and for nurses and other professionals on the transplant team. In concise, readable, well-illustrated chapters, the book outlines the major concerns surrounding renal transplantation and the most successful approaches to problems arising in short-term and long-term patient care. This edition's chapters on immunobiology and immunosuppression have been completely rewritten to reflect recent advances. Chapters on surgery, histocompatibility, and the first three months post-transplant have also been thoroughly updated. It is part of the Doody's Core Titles[trademark] 2009.