The experience of hemodialysis and renal transplantation.
A clinical case method for teaching medical students and physicians is presented, utilizing a patient's self-report which describes his experiences from onset of illness through hemodialysis, renal transplant, and post-transplant phases. The authors correspondingly cite medical, psychological, and social issues characteristic of hemodialysis patients' experience, thus providing didactic material as well as clinical content for discussion.
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D003717:Denial, Psychological; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000523:psychology*; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous