Acute Nephrology for the Critical Care Physician

Acute Nephrology for the Critical Care Physician

This practical guide provides the reader with answers to important clinically relevant questions regarding the evaluation and management of acute kidney injury (AKI). All aspects of critical care nephrology are covered, from pathophysiology and diagnosis to prevention and treatment. The questions co...

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Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Oudemans-van Straaten, Heleen M. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Forni, Lui G. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Groeneveld, A.B. Johan (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Bagshaw, Sean M. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Joannidis, Michael (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Θέματα:
Medicine.
Anesthesiology.
Critical care medicine.
Nephrology.
Medicine & Public Health.
Intensive / Critical Care Medicine.
Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
  • 1. Acute Kidney Injury (AKI): Definitions and clinical context (Z. Ricci)
  • 2. Epidemiology of AKI (E. Hoste)
  • 3. Pathophysiology of AKI: Ischemia/reperfusion, Sepsis/inflammation, Toxicity, Vascular (A.B.J. Groeneveld,)
  • 4. Diagnostic work-up of the patient with suspected AKI: Oliguria, Metabolic acidosis (J. Prowle)
  • 5. Uremic toxins (R. Vanholder)
  • 6. The kidney and other organs/conditions: Heart, Cardiorenal syndromes, Uremic pericarditis, Lungs/Asthma renale, Liver/Hepatorenal syndrome, Gut/Uremic mucositis/GI permeability, Brain, Coagulation, Pregnancy (S. Bagshaw)
  • 7. Biomarkers for AKI (M. Ostermann)
  • 8. Prevention of AKI and protection of the kidney: Fluids, Vasopressors, Inotropes and vasodilators, Anti-inflammatory treatment, Antioxidants; Prevention of contrast associate nephropathy (M. Joannidis, co-authors ICM paper)
  • 9. Timing of renal replacement therapy (RRT) in AKI (S. Bagshaw,)
  • 10. Dosing of RRT (C.S.C. Bouman)
  • 11. Types of RRT: Continuous vs. intermittent, Convection vs. diffusion, Predilution vs. Postdilution, SLED, Replacement fluids, Membranes, Biocompatability (L.G. Forni)
  • 12. Anticoagulation for RRT: Heparin, Citrate, HIT (H.M. Oudemans)
  • 13. Metabolic aspects of continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT): Control of acidosis, Control of electrolytes, Bioenergetic gain and loss, Loss of (micro)nutrient, Nutrition (O. Joannes Boyeau)
  • 14. CRRT: in sepsis, after cardiac surgery (P. Honore)
  • 15. CRRT in the pediatric population (Z. Ricci)
  • 16. Drug removal by CRRT and drug dosing in the patient on CRRT (M. Schetz)
  • 17. CRRT for intoxications (D. Cruz)
  • 18. How to avoid harm in the patient with AKI: summary of key points of previous chapters (H.M. Oudemans)
  • 19. Follow-up and long-term renal outcomes of patients surviving AKI (J. Prowle).

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