Table of contents
Preface.- Ten Things Not to Do.- The Transplant Procedure: Surgical Techniques and Complications.- What is Transplant Immunology and Why are Allografts Rejected?.- What is Histocompatability Testing and How is It Done?.- What is UNOS and How are Kidneys Allocated/What is an OPO and How Does it Work?.- Live Donors: How to Optimally Protect the Donor.- Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy: Essentials for the Nephrologist.- New Sources in Living Kidney Donation.- What are the Immunosuppressive Medications?How Do They Work? What Are Their Side Effects?.- Optimizing Immunosuppression.- Evaluation of Renal Allograft Dysfunction.- The Kidney Transplant Biopsy.- Evaluation of the Kidney Transplant Candidate and Follow Up of the Listed Patient.- The Acute Care of the Transplant Recipient.- Post-Transplant Cardiovascular Disease.- Diabetes Mellitus and Transplantation: Risks for Post-Transplant Diabetes.- Infections in Kidney Transplant Recipients.- Malignancies Before and After Transplantation.- Bone Disease in Renal Transplantation.- Sexuality and Pregnancy Before and After Transplantation.- Socioeconomic Issues and the Transplant Recipient.- Adherence to the Immunosuppressive Regimen in Adult and Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients.- Transitioning Between Pediatric and Adult Clinics.- Index