End-stage renal disease -- Comorbidity -- Complications of end-stage renal disease -- Causes of death in end-stage renal disease -- Health-related quality of life in end-stage renal disease -- The management of pain -- Non-pain symptoms in end-stage renal disease -- Recognizing dying -- Communicating with patients and families -- The place of supportive and palliative care in end-stage renal disease -- Ethical and legal considerations -- End of life care -- Spritual and religious care -- Caring for the carers -- Drug doses in advanced chronic renal disease / by Wendy Lawson
Summary
There is an ever increasing awareness that all patients are entitled to a good quality death and that diagnosing end of life is as important as diagnosing a chest infection. This is particularly true for renal patients where dialysis can be continued and complications treated even when the patient is dying. End of Life Care in Nephrology provides practical guidance on all aspects of this difficult field; the clinical state of dying renal patients, how to control their symptoms, andhow to help patients and their medical teams discuss difficult issues such as dialysis withdrawal and death. The b
