The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Renal Osteodystrophy.
[Book]
ICON Group
2002.
1 online resource (188)
Cover -- TOC36;Contents -- Introduction -- Overview -- Organization -- Scope -- Moving Forward -- PART I58; THE ESSENTIALS -- CH36;Chapter 146; The Essentials on Renal Osteodystrophy58; Guidelines -- Overview -- What Is Renal Osteodystrophy63; -- Hormones and Minerals -- Diagnosis -- Treatment -- For More Information -- More Guideline Sources -- Vocabulary Builder -- CH36;Chapter 246; Seeking Guidance -- Overview -- Associations and Renal Osteodystrophy -- Finding Doctors -- Finding a Urologist -- Selecting Your Doctor -- Working with Your Doctor -- Broader Health45;Related Resources -- CH36;Chapter 346; Clinical Trials and Renal Osteodystrophy -- Overview -- Recent Trials on Renal Osteodystrophy -- Benefits and Risks -- Keeping Current on Clinical Trials -- General References -- Vocabulary Builder -- PART II58; ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND ADVANCED MATERIAL -- CH36;Chapter 446; Studies on Renal Osteodystrophy -- Overview -- The Combined Health Information Database -- Federally45;Funded Research on Renal Osteodystrophy -- The National Library of Medicine58; PubMed -- Vocabulary Builder -- CH36;Chapter 546; Books on Renal Osteodystrophy -- Overview -- Book Summaries58; Federal Agencies -- Book Summaries58; Online Booksellers -- The National Library of Medicine Book Index -- Chapters on Renal Osteodystrophy -- General Home References -- Vocabulary Builder -- CH36;Chapter 646; Multimedia on Renal Osteodystrophy -- Overview -- Video Recordings -- Bibliography58; Multimedia on Renal Osteodystrophy -- Vocabulary Builder -- CH36;Chapter 746; Periodicals and News on Renal Osteodystrophy -- Overview -- News Services 38; Press Releases -- Newsletter Articles -- Academic Periodicals covering Renal Osteodystrophy -- Vocabulary Builder -- CH36;Chapter 846; Physician Guidelines and Databases -- Overview -- NIH Guidelines -- NIH Databases -- Other Commercial Databases -- The Genome Project and Renal Osteodystrophy -- Specialized References -- CH36;Chapter 946; Dissertations on Renal Osteodystrophy -- Overview -- Dissertations on Renal Osteodystrophy -- Keeping Current -- Vocabulary Builder -- PART III46; APPENDICES -- Appendix A46; Researching Your Medications -- Overview -- Your Medications58; The Basics -- Learning More about Your Medications -- Commercial Databases -- Contraindications and Interactions 40;Hidden Dangers41; -- A Final Warning -- General References -- Appendix B46; Researching Alternative Medicine -- Overview -- What Is CAM63; -- What Are the Domains of Alternative Medicine63; -- Can Alternatives Affect My Treatment63; -- Finding CAM References on Renal Osteodystrophy -- Additional Web Resources -- General References -- Appendix C46; Researching Nutrition -- Overview -- Food and Nutrition58; General Principles -- Finding Studies on Renal Osteodystrophy -- Federal Resources on Nutrition -- Additional Web Resources -- Vocabulary Builder -- Appendix D46; Finding Medical Libraries -- Overview -- Preparation -- Finding a Local Medical Library -- Medical Libraries Open to the Public -- Appendix E46; Your Rights and Insurance -- Overview -- Your.
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This book has been created for patients who have decided to make education and research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it also gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to renal osteodystrophy (also Deficiency - Vitamin D; Nutritional Rickets; Osteomalacia in children; Pediatric osteomalacia; Renal osteodystrophy; Renal rickets), from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This.