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Polycystic Kidney Disease - A 3-in-1 Medical Reference

Within this 274-page book lies a lot of information about PKD. Searching the web for information on PKD can often be difficult and time consuming and this book tries to make the process easier by giving the most reliable sources and information. Like the title suggests, this book is good for physicians, patients, researchers and anyone else who is looking for the most advanced tools available for medical research. 

Parker, Phillip M.  Polycystic Kidney Disease – A Bibliography and Dictionary for Physicians, Patients, and Genome Researchers.  San Diego: ICON Group International, Inc.  2007.

Textbook of Peritoneal Dialysis

This text contains over 850 pages that can be used as a reference for all things pertaining to peritoneal dialysis – an option for some who suffer from PKD.  Gokal and Nolph, two of the editors and contributing authors of the book are two of the foremost figures in the field of peritoneal dialysis.   They combined with around 20 other authors to create this reference for people searching for PKD.  There are several topics covered by the textbook, including the history of peritoneal dialysis, microcirculation, physiology, solutions and systems, usages by children or elderly, the quality of life and many more.  This book would serve as a great reference for anyone who is looking for indepth and specific information on peritoneal dialysis.  Because it was published in 2000, some of the facts and figures might be outdated by a few years but most of the core information should still be relevant. 

Gokal, Ram, et al./ eds. Textbook of Peritoneal Dialysis.  2^nd ed.  Norwell: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2000.