Table of Contents

 

 

 

 

Foreword   Ronaldd. Perrone, M.D.

vii

 

Preface

xi

Chapter 1

Understanding Kidney Failure

1

Chapter 2

What Kidneys Do

16

Chapter 3

Why Kidneys Fail

24

Chapter 4

Diagnosing and Managing Kidney Disease

49

Chapter 5

Preventing and Postponing Kidney Failure

65

Chapter 6

Dialysis

80

Chapter 7

Transplantation

118

Chapter 8

Future Treatment Options

149

 

Epilogue

159

 

Notes

161

 

Glossary

163

 

Resources

171

 

Index

179