Ultrasound guided percutaneous kidney biopsy : Valley Regional Hospital
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams36467
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Interventional Radiology Provincial Committee.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2018.
- Pamphlet Number
- 1924
- Available Online
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During an ultrasound guided percutaneous kidney biopsy a thin needle will be used to remove at least 3 tiny pieces of tissue from your kidney. The tissue will be sent to the lab where it will be checked under a microscope. Who will do the biopsy, complications, and how long you can expect to be at the hospital is listed. How to get ready, and what happens during and after the biopsy is covered. Follow up care, and symptoms requiring a visit to your family doctor or to the Emergency Department a…
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2018
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (9 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Kidney Diseases - diagnosis
- Biopsy, Needle
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Kidney--Diseases--Diagnosis
- Kidney--Biopsy
- Abstract
- During an ultrasound guided percutaneous kidney biopsy a thin needle will be used to remove at least 3 tiny pieces of tissue from your kidney. The tissue will be sent to the lab where it will be checked under a microscope. Who will do the biopsy, complications, and how long you can expect to be at the hospital is listed. How to get ready, and what happens during and after the biopsy is covered. Follow up care, and symptoms requiring a visit to your family doctor or to the Emergency Department are outlined. A list of medications and how long to stop taking them both before and after the biopsy is provided.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Interventional Radiology Provincial Committee
- Pamphlet Number
- 1924
Ultrasound guided percutaneous kidney biopsy
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams35765
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Interventional Radiology Provincial Committee.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2017.
- Pamphlet Number
- 0383
- Available Online
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An ultrasound guided percutaneous kidney biopsy is used to diagnose abnormal kidney tissue. How to get ready for a kidney biopsy, and what happens during and after the biopsy, is covered. Risks, follow up care, and symptoms requiring a visit to your family doctor or to the Emergency Department are outlined. A list of medications and how long to stop taking them both before and after the biopsy is provided.
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2017
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (9 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Kidney Diseases - diagnosis
- Biopsy, Needle
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Kidney--Diseases--Diagnosis
- Kidney--Biopsy
- Specialty
- Diagnostic Imaging
- Abstract
- An ultrasound guided percutaneous kidney biopsy is used to diagnose abnormal kidney tissue. How to get ready for a kidney biopsy, and what happens during and after the biopsy, is covered. Risks, follow up care, and symptoms requiring a visit to your family doctor or to the Emergency Department are outlined. A list of medications and how long to stop taking them both before and after the biopsy is provided.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Interventional Radiology Provincial Committee
- Pamphlet Number
- 0383
Understanding Kidney Diseases
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat45277
Hugh C. Rayner, Mark E. Thomas, David V. Milford.
(Second edition)
--Cham:
Springer
, c2020.
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- Location
- Online
This book combines the reference material of a nephrology textbook with the everyday relevance of a clinical handbook. This second edition develops and expands upon the success of the first. All the content has been updated and entirely new chapters on acid-base disorders and stone disease have been added. Understanding Kidney Diseases includes over 60 real-life case studies and is illustrated with over 200 figures. Readers can test their knowledge with a bank of multiple-choice questions and p…
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- Author
- Rayner, Hugh C.
- Other Authors
- Thomas, Mark E.
- Milford, David V.
- Responsibility
- Hugh C. Rayner, Mark E. Thomas, David V. Milford
- Edition
- Second edition
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxii, 396 p.) : 249 illus., 99 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030430276
- 9783030430269 (Print ed.)
- 9783030430283 (Print ed.)
- 9783030430290 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Kidney Diseases - diagnosis
- Kidney Diseases - physiopathology
- Specialty
- Nephrology
- Abstract
- This book combines the reference material of a nephrology textbook with the everyday relevance of a clinical handbook. This second edition develops and expands upon the success of the first. All the content has been updated and entirely new chapters on acid-base disorders and stone disease have been added. Understanding Kidney Diseases includes over 60 real-life case studies and is illustrated with over 200 figures. Readers can test their knowledge with a bank of multiple-choice questions and put it into practice by answering questions that patients frequently ask. The book provides all that students, residents and fellows need in order to approach a patient with a kidney problem with confidence.
- Contents
- 1. Kidney Anatomy and Physiology: The Basis of Clinical Nephrology -- 2. Measuring Kidney Function: How to Use Laboratory Tests to Measure Glomerular Filtration Rate -- 3. Plot All the Dots: How Graphs Reveal the History of Someone’s Kidney Disease -- 4. Kidney Function in Acute Illness and Acute Kidney Injury -- 5. How Are You Feeling? Symptoms of Kidney Disease -- 6. Do You Have Any Risk Factors or Long-Term Health Conditions? How Environment, Lifestyle and Other Medical Conditions Are Linked to Kidney Disease -- 7. Are You Pregnant or Planning a Pregnancy? How Pregnancy Affects the Kidneys and Vice Versa -- 8. What Is Your Family History? The Molecular Genetics of Inherited Kidney Diseases -- 9. What Have You Been Taking? Nephrotoxicity from Medications and Other Chemicals -- 10. Height and Weight: The Effects of Kidney Disease on Development; Links Between Obesity and Kidney Disease -- 11. Blood Pressure: The Interactions Between Hypertension and Kidney Disease -- 12. Test the Urine: Understanding Haematuria, Proteinuria and Urinary Infection -- 13. Examine the Patient: Physical Signs Related to Kidney Diseases -- 14. Full Blood Count: Haematological Changes in Kidney Diseases -- 15. Acid, Base and the Kidneys: The Role of the Kidneys in Acid-Base Disorders -- 16. Calcium, Phosphate and Bones: How Bone and Mineral Metabolism is Altered in Kidney Disease -- 17. Immunology: Serological Tests That Help Diagnose Kidney Diseases -- 18. Image the Urinary Tract: Strengths and Weaknesses of Different Radiology Modalities -- 19. Should We Do a Kidney Biopsy? Balancing the Diagnostic Benefits Against the Clinical Risks -- 20. Kidney Stone Disease: A Link Between Nephrology and Urology -- 21. Make a Plan: When and How to Prepare for End-Stage Kidney Disease -- 22. Kidney Replacement Therapy: Common Problems in Dialysis and Transplant Patients -- Frequently Asked Questions -- Multiple Choice Questions -- Answers -- Case Reports.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
