Overview
Provides drug dosing strategies in pediatric patients with Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) and the latest clinical guidelines and understanding of Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT)
Features case reports focused on the patients’ symptoms and laboratory data as they present in clinical practice and the type of CRRT modality needed to provide quality, safety, and cost-effectiveness of patient care
Designed to expand the clinical knowledge and experience of nephrologists and professionals from different specialties involved in the care of children suffering from AKI
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About this book
This book provides a current understanding of Continuous Renal Replacement Therapies (CRRT) techniques with a focus on drug dosing in critically ill children receiving CRRT. Strategies include the role of therapeutic drug monitoring, effect of CRRT on drug pharmacokinetics, variations in the drugs properties, newer kidney injury biomarkers and simple and easy methods for estimating drug clearance. The conclusion of this book features case reports focused on the patients’ symptoms and laboratory data as they present in clinical practice and the type of CRRT modality needed to provide quality, safety, and cost-effectiveness of patient care. Pediatric Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy will expand the clinical knowledge and experience of practicing nephrologists and other professionals involved in the care of children suffering from Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) to improve and sustain their quality of life.
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Farahnak Assadi, M.D.
Distinguished Professor, Emeritus
Department of Pediatrics
Rush University Medical College
Division of Nephrology
Rush Children's Hospital
Chicago, Illinois
USA
Fatemeh Ghane Sharbaf, M.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Section of Nephrology
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Mashhad, Iran
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Pediatric Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy
Book Subtitle: Principles and Practice
Authors: Farahnak Assadi, Fatemeh Ghane Sharbaf
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26202-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-26201-7Published: 22 December 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-79905-6Published: 27 March 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-26202-4Published: 16 December 2015
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 158
Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations
Topics: Nephrology, Pediatrics