Contemporary renal replacement therapy

  Task Description Choose either Topic A or Topic 8 or Topic 0 Directions Topic A) Case Study Please select a patient you know, who is receiving either haemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis or has a functioning kidney transplant- Take a treatment history including noting any relevant dialysis or transplant complications you patient is experiencing, has experienced, or could reasonably be expected to experience- Visit the KHA-CARI Guidelines website at http://www-cari-org-au/guidelines-php, and choose at least two (2) dialysis and transplantation guidelines to review and become familiar with- If you are unable to locate suitable Australasian guidelines, please access relevant international guidelines- Write a paper in which you respond to the recommendations in these guidelines using you patient as a reference point- Review the renal replacement therapy the patient is prescribed- Oompare this with best practice principles and guidelines for peritoneal dialysis or haemodialysis and transplantation- Provide a well-argued position within the paper that is supported within the academic literatu'e- To do this effectively you will also need to read widely in the literatu'e to discover possible alternative perspectives in the wider (global) nephrology community-   or Topic 8) Transplantation: Organ Availability Review ANZDATA 3ch Report chapter 7 ‘Waiting List’ Directions Develop a critical discussion on the deficit in available kidneys for donation compared to the number of people wait listed for transplantation- Concepts you may wish to explore might include, but are not limited to, ethics, financial incentives for unrelated donors, brain dead versus non-beating heart donors and/or advances in research including pharmacotherapy or xenotransplantation- or Topic 0) Essay Set you own topic- Page 6 CNA 573 Contemporary Renal Replacement Therapy This is you opportunity to explore an area of particular interest within Contemporary Renal Replacement Therapy- To do this effectively you will also need to read widely in the literatue to discover possible alternative perspectives in the wider (global) nephrology community-