New Handbook by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Teaches the Basics of Dialysis to Doctors and Nurses.The Handbook of Dialysis Fourth Edition Has Been Completely Revised and Updated by Well-Respected Nephrologists Dr. John Daugirdas, Dr. Todd Ing and Dr. Peter Blake There have been several notable individuals named Peter Blake.
PHILADELPHIA -- The Handbook of Dialysis, first published in 1988, has become one of the most popular books used by doctors and nurses who care for patients with kidney disease Kidney Disease Definition Kidney disease is a general term for any damage that reduces the functioning of the kidney. Kidney disease is also called renal disease. . Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, part of Wolters Kluwer Wolters Kluwer N.V. (Euronext: WKL) is a leading global information services and publishing company. The company provides products and services for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal and regulatory, and education sectors. Health, is publishing the Fourth Edition of this popular title. Drs. Daugirdas, Ing, and Blake have carefully and completely revised their Handbook, incorporating new evidence and recently published guidelines to reflect the ever-advancing field of kidney disease. The Handbook of Dialysis Fourth Edition includes completely new chapters on how to treat kidney disease before a patient needs dialysis, on how to set up daily or nocturnal dialysis In medicine, nocturnal dialysis, refers to (renal) dialysis done at night. It usually is a reference to nocturnal hemodialysis, but could also refer to peritoneal dialysis which is typically done at night. See also
"This is about the best handbook there is in the field of dialysis," according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Jonathan Yung, nephrologists at Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. Tsuen Wan Adventist Hospital Tsuen Wan Adventist Hospital is one of two Adventist Hospitals in Hong Kong, the other being Hong Kong Adventist Hospital. It is a private sector hospital, and is located in the New Territories. It provides a very wide range of services. . "Not only does it contain management guidelines in easy to read tables and point form, but also contains a lot more information regarding the basic physiology and scientific evidence if you care to read the appropriate sections...If you are a nephrologist/dialysis nurse in training, you will inevitably go back to the handbook of dialysis, sooner or later." For the new edition, a number of new authors, including nephrologists from Europe and Asia, have contributed to ensure that the Handbook is intuitive to understand by both US as well as non-US physicians, including detailing suggested drug dosages in patients and patient case examples to illustrate key points. The Fourth Edition retains its practical handbook layout, which enables a doctor or nurse to still fit the Handbook in their jacket pocket during rounds. Also, the Handbook is stocked with Internet website references to ensure the reader to always have a source for the latest advances. For More Information For questions or ordering the Handbook of Dialysis, Fourth Edition, contact: 1-800-638-3030 or www.lww.com (ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m : 9780781752534) About Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (www.LWW.com) is a leading international publisher for physicians, nurses, specialized clinicians, and students. Nearly 275 periodicals and 1,500 books in more than 100 disciplines are published under the LWW brand, as well as content-based sites and online corporate and customer services. LWW is part of Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading provider of information for professionals and students in medicine, nursing, allied health, pharmacy and the pharmaceutical industry. Wolters Kluwer Health is a division of Wolters Kluwer, a leading global information services See Information Systems. and publishing company with annual revenues (2005) of [euro]3.4 billion and approximately 18,400 employees worldwide. Visit www.wolterskluwer.com. |
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