Kidney Failure: The Facts

by J. Stewart Cameron

Book Overview

Almost one million people around the world suffer from kidney disease and owe their lives to dialysis or transplantation. Over the past 20 years their prospects for treatment and survival have dramatically improved thanks to medical advances. This book has been written with these patients and their families in mind. After explaining the causes and symptoms of kidney failure, the various treatment options are considered, in particular dialysis and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192626434
• ISBN13: 9780192626431
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.1" x 7.7"

Customer Reviews

Good summary of various kidney diseases and treatments

Even though I am non-specialist in a field of nephrology, this book is not too difficult to read and understand. Also, this book has summarized various kidney diseases and respective treatment very well. But, as for the section of transplant, I think this kind of book should provide more information as like as the immunosuppress drugs which are under development. I beleive hope is the best therapy for patients with chronic diseases.