Thriving With Kidney Disease - A Practical Guide to Taking Care of Your Kidneys and Yourself

Informationen zum Autor Walter A. Hunt (ACWORTH, GA) holds a doctorate in neuropharmacology from West Virginia University. As a medical researcher with the National Institutes of Health, he examined the biological basis of diseases, never considering that one day he would be dealing with a serious disease of his own. Now free of kidney problems, he is the author of Writing My Name in the Snow: How I Adapted to Kidney Failure, Found My Inner Strength, and Began Life Anew . Klappentext In this latest edition, Hunt adds new sections on emerging subjects, including; coping skills for caregivers; kidney disease in children; environmental causes of chronic kidney failure; conservative care for those who wish to decline treatment; related conditions like gout, depression, and sleep disturbances; diet after transplantation; how best to work with your care team; insurance issues; potential new treatmentsA useful guide for the healthcare professionals who work with individuals with kidney problems.

Product details

• Authors: Walter A Hunt, Walter A. Hunt, Walter A. (Pkd Foundation) Hunt
• Assisted by: Perrone Ronald D. (Foreword)
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2022
• EAN: 9781421442891
• ISBN: 978-1-4214-4289-1
• No. of pages: 272
• Series: Johns Hopkins Press Health Book; A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book
• Subjects: Guides > Health; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine; MEDICAL / Nephrology, Popular medicine & health, Coping with illness & specific conditions, Renal medicine & nephrology, HEALTH & FITNESS / Healthy Living & Personal Hygiene, HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases & Conditions / General