Coping with kidney disease : a 12-step treatment program to help you avoid dialysis

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Coping with Kidney Disease : A 12-Step Treatment Program to Help You Avoid Dialysis

by Walser, Mackenzie; Thorpe, Betsy

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Section	Section Description	Page Number
	Acknowledgments	p. ix
	Introduction	p. 1
	Terms, Measures, and Abbreviations	p. 5
Part I	Looking at the Disease of Kidney Failure
1	What Do Kidneys Do and What Happens When They Fail?	p. 9
2	Are You at Risk for Kidney Failure?	p. 17
3	Symptoms of Kidney Failure	p. 27
Part II	How to Treat Kidney Failure
4	Treating Kidney Failure	p. 35
5	Step 1: Assess Your Current Treatment Plan	p. 44
6	Step 2: Make Lifestyle Changes	p. 52
7	Step 3: Follow a Low-Protein Diet	p. 55
8	Step 4: Treat Salt and Water Problems	p. 88
9	Step 5: Regulate Your Blood Pressure	p. 96
10	Step 6: Treat Acidosis	p. 106
11	Step 7: Treat Anemia and Iron Deficiency	p. 109
12	Step 8: Treat Potassium Problems	p. 112
13	Step 9: Treat Calcium and Phosphate Problems	p. 117
14	Step 10: Treat Gout and Uric Acid Problems	p. 122
15	Step 11: Treat Your High Cholesterol	p. 126
16	Step 12: Know the Medications That Slow the Progression of Renal Failure	p. 130
Part III	Tracking Kidney Failure, Dialysis, Transplants, and More
17	Keeping Close Watch on Your Kidney Failure	p. 139
18	Dietary Treatment of the Nephrotic Syndrome	p. 158
19	Safe and Unsafe Medications for Patients with Kidney Failure	p. 163
20	Transplantation as an Alternative to Dialysis	p. 167
21	When to Opt for Dialysis	p. 172
22	Patients Who Have Avoided Dialysis	p. 180
Appendix 1	Resources for Kidney Patients	p. 197
Appendix 2	Government Support of Low-Protein Diets	p. 201
	Notes	p. 205
	Glossary	p. 213
	Index	p. 223