Textbook for Dialysis Technicians - Narinder Pal Singh;Vineet Behra

1. Anatomy and Physiology of Kidneys

2. Common Diseases of Kidney

3. Acute Kidney Injury

4. Chronic Kidney Disease

5. Hemodialysis: Basics and Principles

6. Hemodialysis Machine

7. Dialyser

8. Dialysate

9. Vascular Access: AV Fistula and Grafts

11. Dialysis: Initiation and Termination

12. Maintenance of Dialysis Machine and Bicarbonate Mixer

13. RO Water and Water Treatment Plant

14. Dialyser Reprocessing

15. Setting up of Hemodialysis Facility

16. Anticoagulation in Hemodialysis

17. Monitoring and Management of Dialysis Patient

18. Complications During Hemodialysis

19. Infections in Dialysis Patients

20. Hemodiafiltration

21. Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy

22. Therapeutic Plasma Exchange

23. Extracorporeal Therapies and Hemoperfusion

24. Hemodialysis in Special Situations

25. Procedures in Nephrology

26. Peritoneal Dialysis

27. Renal Transplantation

28. Nutrition in Chronic Kidney Disease

29. Vaccination in Chronic Kidney Disease

30. Infection Control Measures and Biomedical Waste Disposal

31. Adequacy of Dialysis

32. Duties and Responsibilities of Dialysis Technician

33. Psychological Issues for Dialysis Patients

34. End-of-Life Care and Withholding Dialysis

35. Common Drugs Used in Dialysis

Appendices

Index