NOTES TO THE READER. This book is not meant to substitute for medical care of people with kidney disease, and treatment should not be based solely on its contents. Instead, treatment must be developed in a dialogue between the individual and his or her physician. Our book has been written to help with that dialogue.

The author and publisher have made reasonable efforts to determine that the selection and dosage of drugs discussed in this text conform to the practices of the general medical community. The medications described do not necessarily have specific approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use in the diseases and dosages for which they are recommended. In view of ongoing research, changes in governmental regulations, and the constant flow of information relating to drug therapy and drug reactions, the reader is urged to check the package insert of each drug for any change in indications and dosage and for warnings and precautions. This is particularly important when the recommended agent is a new and/or infrequently used drug.

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Hunt, W. A. (Walter A.)
Kidney disease : a guide for living / Walter A. Hunt; foreword by Ronald D. Perrone.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN-13: 978-0-8018-9963-8 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN-10: 0-8018-9963-X (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN-13: 978-0-8018-9964-5 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN-10: 0-8018-9964-8 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1. Kidneys—Diseases—Popular works. 2. Kidneys—Diseases—Treatment—
Popular works. I. Title.
RC902.H85 2011
616.6′1—dc22      2010025286

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