| Part 1: Introduction | |
| 1.1 | Normal kidney function |
| 1.2 | Stages of chronic kidney disease |
| 1.3 | Assessment of the patient with chronic kidney disease |
| 1.4 | Limitations of dialysis as replacement for normal kidney function |
| 1.5 | Preparation of the patient for maintenance dialysis |
| 1.6 | Conservative therapy for advanced chronic kidney disease |
| Part 2: General care of patients with chronic kidney disease | |
| 2.1 | Cardiovascular risk management |
| 2.2 | Erythropoiesis |
| 2.3 | Bleeding and thrombosis |
| 2.4 | Parathyroid hormone, vitamin D, calcium, phosphate and bones |
| 2.5 | Endocrine disturbances of chronic kidney disease |
| 2.6 | Infection control |
| 2.7 | Pregnancy and dialysis |
| 2.8 | Preparation for transplantation |
| 2.9 | Drug prescription to dialysis patients |
| 2.10 | Nutrition |
| 2.11 | Routine surveillance of dialysis patients |
| Part 3: Haemodialysis | |
| 3.1 | Haemodialysis physiology |
| 3.2 | Haemodialysis equipment |
| 3.3 | Haemodialysis adequacy and prescription |
| 3.4 | Vascular access for haemodialysis |
| 3.5 | Anticoagulation for haemodialysis |
| 3.6 | The first haemodialysis treatment |
| 3.7 | Complications during haemodialysis |
| 3.8 | Haemodialysis in children |
| Part 4: Chronic peritoneal dialysis | |
| 4.1 | General principles |
| 4.2 | Peritoneal membrane physiology |
| 4.3 | Peritoneal dialysis access and complications |
| 4.4 | Peritoneal dialysis training and education |
| 4.5 | Peritoneal dialysis solutions and connection systems |
| 4.6 | Methods of chronic peritoneal dialysis |
| 4.7 | Prescribing and modifying chronic peritoneal dialysis |
| 4.8 | Peritonitis and exit-site infections |
| 4.9 | Medical complications of chronic peritoneal dialysis |
| 4.10 | Peritoneal dialysis in children |
| Part 5: Acute dialysis | |
| 5.1 | Dialysis in acute renal failure |
| 5.2 | Extracorporeal therapy for acute poisoning |
| 5.3 | Plasmapheresis |
| Index | |