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Kidney Disorders in Children and Adolescents: A Global Perspective of Clinical Practice. New York, NY: Informa Healthcare USA. 2006. 266 p.

This textbook presents a global perspective of clinical practice regarding kidney disorders in children and adolescents. The book emphasizes diagnosis and treatment, rather than etiology, pathology, and pathogenesis, which are covered in other textbooks. The text includes 22 chapters: normal kidney function and development and the choice of laboratory studies in children; radiographic studies in children with kidney disorders; congenital abnormalities of the kidney and urinary tract; neonatal kidney problems; mass screening for kidney disease in children; hematuria and proteinuria; the nephrotic syndrome; acute nephritis; chronic nephritis in children, particularly IgA nephropathy; the evaluation, monitoring, and therapy of hypertension; cardiovascular disease in patients with kidney disorders in childhood and adolescence; urinary tract infections and vesicoureteral reflux in children; nocturnal enuresis and voiding disorders; renal tubular disorders; acute renal failure and hemolytic uremic syndrome; chronic renal failure and dialysis options; the effects of kidney disorders on the endocrine system; nutritional and growth aspects of the care of children with kidney disease; immunization and anti-microbial therapy for children with chronic kidney disease (CKD); the social and developmental consequences of chronic kidney disease in children; renal transplantation in childhood; and the transition of children with renal diseases into adulthood. Each chapter includes black-and-white illustrations and photographs and concludes with an extensive list of references. The textbook begins with a section of full-color plates and concludes with a detailed subject index.

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Nutritional and Growth Aspects of the Care of Children with Kidney Disease. IN: Hogg, R., ed. Kidney Disorders in Children and Adolescents: A Global Perspective of Clinical Practice. New York, NY: Informa Healthcare USA. 2006. pp 215-224.

This chapter about the nutritional and growth aspects of the care of children with kidney disease is from a textbook that presents a global perspective of clinical practice regarding kidney disorders in children and adolescents. The author reminds readers that chronic kidney disease (CKD) can cause a progressive decline in glomerular filtration rate (GFR), which in turn results in metabolic abnormalities. These abnormalities have a negative impact on the child’s nutritional status and growth. Malnutrition, renal osteodystrophy, anemia, salt wasting, metabolic acidosis, and resistance to hormones mediating growth are all factors that contribute to poor linear growth in children with CKD. The author discusses each of these conditions, after an introduction that considers the assessment and interpretation of growth and nutritional status and the effect of the child’s developmental stage of growth—i.e., infancy, childhood, and puberty—when progressive CKD manifests. The author concludes by applauding recent improvements in early diagnosis, modern dialysis, aggressive nutritional management, early referral to nephrologists, use of recombinant human erythropoietin, and use of recombinant human growth hormone. 4 figures. 54 references.

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Treatment Methods for Kidney Failure in Children. Bethesda, MD: National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse. 2006. 12 p.

This booklet provides information about treatment methods for kidney failure in children. The authors briefly review the physiology of the kidneys, describing how they remove wastes and extra water from the blood, regulate blood pressure, balance chemicals like sodium and potassium, make a hormone that signals bone marrow to make red blood cells, and make a hormone to help bones grow and keep them strong. The booklet outlines problems specific to children with kidney disease, notably medical complications that have an impact on their growth and development. Treatment choices are discussed, including transplantation with deceased or living donor kidneys; preemptive transplantation; appropriate post-transplant care and the issue of compliance or nonadherence; peritoneal dialysis, including continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) and continuous cycling peritoneal dialysis (CCPD); and hemodialysis, including the creation of a vascular access site. The booklet describes the role of members of the child’s health care team, including the pediatrician, nephrologist, dialysis nurse, transplant coordinator, social worker, psychologist or counselor, and dietitian. Final sections cover vaccinations and immunosuppression, anemia, bone problems and growth failure, and financial help for treatment of kidney failure. The booklet concludes with a list of resources and organizations. Each organization is described briefly. Website addresses, when available, are noted. The back cover describes the goals and activities of the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NKUDIC).

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Growth Failure in Children with Kidney Disease. Bethesda, MD: National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse. 2005. 4 p.

This fact sheet describes growth failure in children with kidney disease. The fact sheet first reviews the role of the kidneys in child growth and development. In addition to removing wastes and extra fluid from the blood, the kidneys produce hormones that promote red blood cell production. The kidneys also help regulate the amounts and interactions of nutrients from food, including minerals like calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin D, which are necessary for growth. Finally, the kidneys may also play a role in the metabolism of growth hormone, also called somatotropin. The fact sheet describes how chronic kidney failure can have a negative impact on the child’s growth and development, as well as the dietary and other treatment strategies that can be used to counter this effect. A final section briefly considers the use of human growth hormone in children who are very short as a result of kidney disease. Readers are referred to the American Kidney Fund at www.akfinc.org or 1–800–638–8299, the American Society of Pediatric Nephrology at www.aspneph.com, and the National Kidney Foundation at www.kidney.org or 1–800–622–9010 for more information. The fact sheet also provides a brief summary of the work of the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NKUDIC), a service that provides information about diseases of the kidneys and urologic system to patients and their families, the general public, and health care professionals. 2 figures.

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