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Diabetic Renal-Retinal Syndrome
. Ed(S): Friedman, Eli A.; L'Esperance, Francis A., Jr.
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Description for Diabetic Renal-Retinal Syndrome
Hardback. Blends the accomplishments of ophthalmologists, nephrologists, diabetologists, transplant surgeons, and basic scientists are into a strategic approach that may be applied by those caring for diabetic patients. This book presents therapies, including insertion of genetically engineered beta cells or polymer-coated islets of Langerhans. Editor(s): Friedman, Eli A.; L'Esperance, Francis A., Jr. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJGD; MJR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1330.
After a decade or longer, approximately one-third of individuals with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes commence a downhill course in which decreasing renal function and failing vision define a Renal-Retinal Syndrome, dominating all aspects of life and presaging early death. Only a generation ago, survival after onset of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in diabetes was limited because rehabilitation was preempted by blindness, limb amputation, stroke, and heart disease. By 1998, however, team management has improved the outlook, with preserved sight and return to work and home responsibilities, usually for ... Read more
After a decade or longer, approximately one-third of individuals with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes commence a downhill course in which decreasing renal function and failing vision define a Renal-Retinal Syndrome, dominating all aspects of life and presaging early death. Only a generation ago, survival after onset of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in diabetes was limited because rehabilitation was preempted by blindness, limb amputation, stroke, and heart disease. By 1998, however, team management has improved the outlook, with preserved sight and return to work and home responsibilities, usually for ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
Number of Pages
284
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792350491
SKU
V9780792350491
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Ref
99-15
Reviews for Diabetic Renal-Retinal Syndrome
`Altogether, the volume presents a clear overview of some aspects of teh last 20 years' improvements within prevention and treatment of diabetic complications in the kidney and in the eye. The chapters dealing with diabetic retinopathy are well written, reflecting the authors' personal iunterests.' Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica (1999)