Prevention of Progressive Uremia

The first two volumes of this new series are available separately (v.1: $65; v.2, 0-938607-15-4: $75). Vol. 1 examines recent research on renal function which attempts to answer the question of why otherwise normal kidneys continue to deteriorate after an initial failure. Other contributions explore clinical interventions in chronic renal failure through diet and control of blood pressure. Eschbach et al. report the use of DNA recombinant erythropoietin in maintenance hemodialysis patients. Vol. 2 covers issues of transplantation, reviews variations in levels of metabolic factors, and discusses various aspects of the relationship between dialysis and progressive renal disease. Distributed by Norton. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR