Nephrology Made Easy · Volume II
Hemodialysis
Made Easy
Dr. Tariq Zayan
A complete, exam-ready walk through hemodialysis — from the physical principles of solute and water removal to the machine and dialysate, vascular access, prescription and adequacy, intradialytic complications, acute and continuous therapies, and shared decision-making. 18 chapters across six colour-coded learning phases.
●Phase AOrientation & Knowledge
◆Phase BVisualise & Map
■Phase CClinical Reasoning
▲Phase DSafety & Evidence
★Phase EPatient Decisions
✓Phase FApply & Test
Contents
01Principles of HemodialysisDiffusion, Convection & Clearance●◆■▲✓02The Dialysis Machine& Circuit●◆■▲✓03Water Treatment & DialysatePurity & Composition●◆■▲★✓04Anticoagulation of the CircuitHeparin, Citrate & Heparin-Free●◆■▲★✓05The Arteriovenous Fistula& Access Planning●◆■▲★✓06AV Grafts and the TunneledCatheter●◆■▲✓07Access Dysfunction & ThrombosisStenosis to Salvage●◆■▲★✓08Vascular Access Infection& Bloodstream Infection●◆■▲★✓09Building the HemodialysisPrescription●◆■▲★✓10Dialysis Adequacy & Kt/VBeyond the Number●◆■▲★✓11Volume, Dry Weight, & IntradialyticHypotension●◆■▲★✓12Hemodiafiltration & High-FluxTherapy●◆■▲★✓13Acute Hemodialysis & Dialysisin Acute Kidney Injury●◆■▲★✓14Continuous Renal ReplacementTherapy (CRRT)●◆■▲★✓15SLED & Prolonged IntermittentTherapies●◆■▲★✓16Therapeutic Apheresis& Adsorption●◆■▲★✓17Intradialytic & ChronicComplications●◆■▲✓18Special Situations and SharedDecision-Making●◆■▲★✓