Coping with Kidney Failure (Coping with chronic conditions: guides to living with chronic illnesses for you & your family) [Mass Market Paperback]

Robert H. Phillips (Author)

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Dr. Phillips's experience with kidney patients at the Center for Coping with Chronic Conditions enriches this guide to renal diseases. The functions of the kidneys and the options for dialysis or transplantation are described. The emotional impact and lifestyle changes necessitated by renal failure are covered extensively. Diet, medication, pain, and financial impact are also discussed. The chapters on interacting with people include information on pregnancy and caring for children with kidney failure. The final chapter speculates on future developments in renal medicine. This has much useful information. Recommended for larger health collections. Robert J. Schmid, Univ. Health Sciences/Chicago Medical Sch. LRC, North Chicago
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 322 pages
• Publisher: Avery (January 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0895293706
• ISBN-13: 978-0895293701
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,666,370 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good psychological advice but out of dated medical informati, March 11, 1999

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This review is from: Coping with Kidney Failure (Coping with chronic conditions: guides to living with chronic illnesses for you & your family) (Mass Market Paperback)

This book gives good and beneficial psychological advice. But, the medical information of this book is somewhat out-of-dated. So, if you want recent medical information about whole of kidney failure, please check the other books. Because nephrology develope so fast, year of the publication is important for your choice the books for kidney failure.