num_pages: 228
description: This sourcebook has been created for patients who have decided to make education and Internet-based research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it also tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to polycystic kidney disease, from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on polycystic kidney disease. Following an introductory chapter, the sourcebook is organized into three parts. PART THE ESSENTIALS; Chapter 1. The Essentials on Polycystic Kidney Guidelines; Chapter 2. Seeking Guidance; PART ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND ADVANCED MATERIAL; Chapter 3. Studies on Polycystic Kidney Disease; Chapter 4. Patents on Polycystic Kidney Disease; Chapter 5. Books on Polycystic Kidney Disease; Chapter 6. Multimedia on Polycystic Kidney Disease; Chapter 7. Periodicals and News on Polycystic Kidney Disease; Chapter 8. Physician Guidelines and Databases; Chapter 9. Dissertations on Polycystic Kidney Disease; PART III. APPENDICES; Appendix A. Researching Your Medications; Appendix B. Researching Alternative Medicine; Appendix C. Researching Nutrition; Appendix D. Finding Medical Libraries; Appendix E. Your Rights and Insurance; Appendix F. Anemia in Kidney Disease; ONLINE GLOSSARIES; POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE GLOSSARY; INDEX. Related topics Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), Cystic Disease of the Renal Medulla, Cysts - kidneys, Cysts of the Renal Medulla, Congenital, Familial juvenile nephrophthisis, Kidney - polycystic, Polycystic Kidney Disease.
language: English
title: The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Polycystic Kidney Disease
titlecomplete: The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Polycystic Kidney Disease
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Icon Group Intl Inc