Adult
Textbooks and chapters
Guichard, Susan Weil. Nutrition in the Kidney Transplant Recipient, in Danovitch Gabriel M (ed.): Handbook of Kidney Transplantation , 3 rd edition. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2001, pp 394-410. Concise and excellent overview of the nutrition considerations in the pre-transplant, acute post transplant, and long-term post transplant patient.
Mitch WE, Klahr S (eds). Handbook of Nutrition and the Kidney , 3 rd edition. Lipincott-Raven, 1998. Thorough pocket guide to nutrition assessment, needs, and treatment strategies for a variety of renal conditions including diabetic nephropathy, nephritic syndrome, acute renal failure, and hemodialysis.
Mitch WE, Klahr S (eds.). Nutrition and the Kidney , 2 nd edition. Boston: Little Brown, 1993. Excellent text outlining both the scientific background for and the rational approaches to nutritional therapy in patients with acute and chronic renal failure.
Kopple JD, Massry SG (eds). Nutritional Management of Renal Disease . Williams and Wilkins, 1997. A compendium of information on the nutrition and metabolism of persons with renal disease and renal failure. The chapters emphasize the integral relationship between nutrition and the clinical status of patients.
Mitch WE. Nutrition in Renal Disease, in Jacobsen HR, Stricker GE, Klahr S (eds): The Principles and Practice of Nephrology. Mosby 1995, pp 738-767. Fine chapter on nutritional requirements and management techniques for patients with varying degrees of renal disease and failure.
Review Articles
Musci I, Hercz G. Control of serum phosphate in patients with renal failure – new approaches. Nephrol Dial Transplant 1998 Oct; 13(10): 2457-60. A concise review of the problems and current treatment approaches to managing hyperphosphatemia in chronic renal failure.
Mitch WE, Maroni BJ. Factors causing malnutrition in patients with chronic uremia. American Journal of Kidney Diseases 1999 Jan.;33(1): 176-9. Brief review of the factors that can contribute to the malnutrition often seen in patients with chronic renal failure.
Kopple JD. Therapeutic approaches to malnutrition in chronic dialysis patients . American Journal of Kidney Diseases 1999 Jan.;33(1): 180-5. A review of the standard and experimental therapies being used to treat malnutrition in dialysis patients.
Foulks CJ. An evidence-based evaluation of intradialytic parenteral nutrition. American Journal of Kidney Diseases 1999 Jan.;33(1):186-192. A thorough review of the use and efficacy of intradialytic parenteral nutrition.
Web Sites
Clinical algorithms, practice standards, position papers
NKF-DOQI Clinical Practice Guidelines for Nutrition in Chronic Renal Failure, Adult Guidelines. American Journal of Kidney Diseases June 2000, 35(6) suppl 2: S17-S104.