{"product_id":"coping-with-kidney-disease-isbn-9780471274230","title":"Coping with Kidney Disease","description":"A revolutionary program that can indefinitely postpone the need for dialysis\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e If you've been diagnosed with kidney failure, this book could save your life. If you suffer from diabetes, hypertension, obesity, or any of a host of conditions that put you at risk for kidney disease, you owe it to yourself to read what is in this book. If you are among the 60,000 North Americans who go on dialysis each year, the information in this book could substantially improve your quality of life.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In Coping with Kidney Disease, a leading expert tells you, in plain English, what you need to know to:\u003cbr\u003e * Understand kidney failure\u003cbr\u003e * Recognize early warning signs of kidney failure\u003cbr\u003e * Get a proper diagnosis\u003cbr\u003e * Talk with your doctors about it\u003cbr\u003e * Confidently evaluate treatment options\u003cbr\u003e * Take charge of your treatment\u003cbr\u003e * Delay dialysis or even avoid the need for it altogether\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The centerpiece of Coping with Kidney Disease is Dr. Walser's revolutionary 12-step program for avoiding dialysis. Based on treatments he has pioneered with his own patients at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, the program calls for a supplemented low-protein diet supported by treatments to control blood pressure and correct high cholesterol. So effective has this breakthrough strategy proven to be that in many patients it actually worked to slow or arrest the progression of kidney failure to the end stage.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Knowledge is power. Coping with Kidney Disease empowers you with what you need to take charge of kidney disease. \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTerms, Measures, and Abbreviations 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Looking at the Disease of Kidney Failure\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 What Do Kidneys Do and What Happens When They Fail? 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Are You at Risk for Kidney Failure? 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Symptoms of Kidney Failure 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: How to Treat Kidney Failure\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Treating Kidney Failure 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Step 1: Assess Your Current Treatment Plan 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Step 2: Make Lifestyle Changes 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Step 3: Follow a Low-Protein Diet 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Step 4: Treat Salt and Water Problems 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Step 5: Regulate Your Blood Pressure 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Step 6: Treat Acidosis 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Step 7: Treat Anemia and Iron Deficiency 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Step 8: Treat Potassium Problems 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Step 9: Treat Calcium and Phosphate Problems 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Step 10: Treat Gout and Uric Acid Problems 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Step 11: Treat Your High Cholesterol 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Step 12: Know the Medications That Slow the Progression of Renal Failure 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Tracking Kidney Failure, Dialysis, Transplants, and More\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Keeping Close Watch on Your Kidney Failure 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Dietary Treatment of the Nephrotic Syndrome 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Safe and Unsafe Medications for Patients with Kidney Failure 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Transplantation as an Alternative to Dialysis 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 When to Opt for Dialysis 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Patients Who Have Avoided Dialysis 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 1: Resources for Kidney Patients 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 2: Government Support of Low-Protein Diets 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 223\u003c\/p\u003e Drawing on his work treating hundreds of adult kidney disease patients at his institution's Clinical Research Center, Walser (pharmacology \u0026amp; medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine) aims to assist readers in understanding kidney failure, a condition that can be caused by diabetes, hypertension, and obesity. Many of his points--e.g., how to recognize the early warning signs, get a correct diagnosis, and evaluate treatment options-are illustrated by the stories of real patients. Walser also presents a low protein diet as the center of his J 2-step treatment to help kidney disease patients avoid dialysis. Despite the use of patient stories and sample menus for the low protein diet, this book \u003ci\u003ewill\u003c\/i\u003e not suit consumers owing to the prevalent medical jargon. The National Kidney Foundation offers more accessible and useful information on its web site, www.kidney.org. Not recommended.  —\u003ci\u003eMarge Kars Bronson.\u003c\/i\u003e Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo, MI (\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal ,\u003c\/i\u003e May 1, 2004)  Mackenzie Walser, M.D., is Professor of Pharmacology and Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. \u003cbr\u003e Betsy Thorpe is the coauthor of Carol Guber’s Type 2 Diabetes Life Plan.  A revolutionary program that can indefinitely postpone the need for dialysis  \u003cp\u003eIf you’ve been diagnosed with kidney failure, this book could save your life. If you suffer from diabetes, hypertension, obesity, or any of a host of conditions that put you at risk for kidney disease, you owe it to yourself to read what is in this book. If you are among the 60,000 North Americans who go on dialysis each year, the information in this book could substantially improve your quality of life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn Coping with Kidney Disease, a leading expert tells you, in plain English, what you need to know to:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnderstand kidney failure\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRecognize early warning signs of kidney failure\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGet a proper diagnosis\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTalk with your doctors about it\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConfidently evaluate treatment options\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTake charge of your treatment\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDelay dialysis or even avoid the need for it altogether\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe centerpiece of Coping with Kidney Disease is Dr. Walser’s revolutionary 12-step program for avoiding dialysis. Based on treatments he has pioneered with his own patients at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, the program calls for a supplemented low-protein diet supported by treatments to control blood pressure and correct high cholesterol. So effective has this breakthrough strategy proven to be that in many patients it actually worked to slow or arrest the progression of kidney failure to the end stage.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKnowledge is power. Coping with Kidney Disease empowers you with what you need to take charge of kidney disease.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988991394021,"sku":"NP9780471274230","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780471274230.jpg?v=1761782342","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/coping-with-kidney-disease-isbn-9780471274230","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}