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- Is a unique work dedicated to frailty syndrome in renal diseases
- Presents a relevant but lacking topic in geriatrics literature
- Includes chapters presenting definitions, descriptions and treatment of various geriatric and renal conditions, relating them to frailty
- Provides a comprehensive guide for a variety of professionals, such as general practitioners, researchers, internal medicine physicians, geriatricians, and nephrologists
This unique book reviews the information available in the literature regarding the new syndrome, frailty, in patients with various renal conditions, such as acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease, as well as dialysis and transplant patients. The topic is of importance in nephrology, specifically nephrogeriatrics, since frailty is a condition affecting many elderly patients and which is becoming increasingly common in medical practice. As such, there is a considerable need for information to assist professionals treating these patients. The book includes chapters on the frailty syndrome (definition, evaluation and treatment), the main geriatric syndromes (gait disorder, falls, incontinence, and delirium), the main renal syndromes (acute renal injury, chronic kidney disease) as well as dialysis and kidney transplant, and the relationship between geriatrics and renal syndromes. Frailty and Kidney Disease: A Practical Guide to Clinical Management is an essential resource for general practitioners, researchers, internal medicine physicians, geriatricians, and nephrologists. Table of Contents- 1. Frailty Phenotype
- 2. Falls and Gait Disorders in Older Adults: Causes and Consequences
- 3. Immobility Syndrome
- 4. Delirium
- 5. Urinary Incontinence in Older Persons
- 6. Polypharmacy and the Older Patient: The Clinical Pharmacologist Perspective
- 7. Vitamin D and Frailty
- 8. Interactions Between “Giants”: The Relationship Between Internal Milieu Disorders and Frailty Syndrome
- 9. Frailty in Acute Kidney Injury Critical Care Patient
- 10. Frailty in Non-Dialysis Chronic Kidney Disease
- 11. Frailty in Older Dialysis Patients
- 12. Frailty in Kidney Transplantation
- 13. Chronic Kidney Disease Continuous Care (Supportive and Conservative Treatment)
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