Title | Nutritional Treatment of Chronic Renal Failure [electronic resource] / edited by Sergio Giovannetti |
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Imprint | Boston, MA : Springer US, 1989 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1583-4 |
Descript | XXII, 384 p. online resource |
1. A historical review of low-protein diets -- 2. Chronic renal failure: Definition, causes, and assessment -- 3. Adaptations of remnant nephrons -- 4. Causes of progression of renal disease -- 5. The uremic syndrome: Definition, diagnosis, causes of signs and symptoms, and complications -- 6. Uremic Toxins -- 7. Abnormalities of amino acid metabolism -- 8. Abnormalities of lipid metabolism -- 9. Abnormalities of carbohydrate metabolism -- 10. Sodium, potassium, and hydrogen ions in chronic renal failure -- 11. Abnormalities of calcium, phosphate, and magnesium metabolism -- 12. Neurological complications of the uremic syndrome -- 13. Hormonal derangements in chronic renal failure -- 14. The uremic syndrome as modified by replacement of renal function -- 15. Iatrogenic factors contributing to cause uremic manifestations -- 16. The assessment of nutritional state -- 17. Nutritional management in animals with chronic renal failure -- 18. The purposes and rationale of nutritional treatment of chronic renal failure -- 19. Indications and contraindications for nutritional therapy in chronic renal failure -- 20. Low-protein diets for chronic renal failure -- 21. Amino acid and keto acid supplements -- 22. Minerals, trace element, and vitamin supplements in patients on conservative treatment -- 23. Compliance with dietary recommendations -- 24. Influence of dietary treatment on the rate of progression of chronic renal failure -- 25. The effect of nutritional therapy on blood chemical abnormalities of chronic renal failure -- 26. Effects of dietary therapy on uremic symptoms and complications -- 27. Effects of nutritional treatment on hormonal and metabolic derangements of the uremic syndrome -- 28. Effects of nutritional treatment on the course of uremic neuropathy -- 29. Influence of nutritional management on renal bone disease -- 30. Unwanted side effects of nutritional therapy for patients with chronic renal failure -- 31. The economic implications of nutritional treatment of chronic renal failure -- 32. Nutritional treatment for patients on standard kidney function replacement -- 33. Nutritional treatment and infrequent hemodialysis -- 34. Nutrition and growth in children with chronic renal failure -- 35. Manipulation of alimentary lipids for the treatment of chronic renal failure -- 36. Tube feeding in patients suffering from renal failure -- 37. Therapeutic measures other than dietary treatment for chronic uremic patients