This clinically focused and authoritative guide to managing End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) patients provides the essentials of hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, and continuous therapies. Chapters cover the technical aspects of delivering dialysis therapy, clinical care of patients on dialysis and the evaluation and management of common complications of kidney failure in patients of dialysis - including anemia, bone disease and hypertension. Authored by worldwide leading experts in the field, this book is an invaluable resource for nephrologists and other healthcare professionals involved in dialysis treatment or caring for the ESRD patient. Common terms and phrases: acute kidney injury acute renal failure albumin antibiotic anticoagulation arteriovenous fistula associated calcium CAPD cardiovascular chronic kidney disease circuit citrate Clin JAm Soc complications concentration continuous renal replacement convective critically ill patients CRRT CVVHDF cytokines decrease diabetes dialy dialysis catheters diffusion dose drug effect end-stage Epub ESRD exit-site extracorporeal factors glucose grafts guidelines HCO-HD hemodiafiltration hemodialysis patients hemofiltration heparin hyperkalemia icodextrin improved increased infection intake JAm Soc Nephrol Kidney Int Kt/V levels metabolic modality molecules monitoring mortality Nephrol Dial Transpl Nephrol Dial Transplant Nephrology nutritional outcomes PD patients pediatric Perit Dial Int peritoneal dialysis peritoneal dialysis patients phosphate plasma pressure protein PubMed PMID randomized controlled trial renal replacement therapy replacement fluid risk SDHD Semin Dial serum sodium solute clearance sorbents Springer Science+Business Media survival tients tion transport treatment ultrafiltration urea uremic vascular access venous volume