T. Alp Ikizler Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) receiving maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) are among the highest risk for protein–energy wasting (PEW) of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Given the strong association between the ...
Thoroughly revised and updated for its Sixth Edition, this handbook is a practical, easily accessible guide to nutritional management of patients with acute and chronic renal diseases.
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Revised and updated by experts in both nephrology and clinical nutrition, this seventh edition of Handbook of Nutrition and the Kidney provides practical and clinically relevant information for addressing the nutritional needs of patients ...
Numerous tables and figures enable readers to find essential information quickly. Six of this edition's chapters have new contributing authors.
This guide to the nutritional management of patients with kidney disorders presents the latest information regarding their nutritional requirements, as well as detailing the management of lipid disorders and abnormalities in calcium, ...