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… about them. Kidney Failure: What Type of Dialysis Should I Have? 1 Get the Facts 2 … options Have hemodialysis. Have peritoneal dialysis. Key points to remember There are two types of dialysis: hemodialysis (say …
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… Treatment Overview Peritoneal dialysis uses a membrane inside your body ( … hemodialysis , you don't need to travel to a dialysis centre for your treatment. Instead, after being trained at a dialysis centre, you will do your treatment at …
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… Advance Care Planning: Should I Stop Kidney Dialysis? 1 Get the Facts 2 Compare Options 3 … Get the facts Your options Continue kidney dialysis, which will allow you to live longer. Stop kidney dialysis, which will allow death to occur …
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… about them. Kidney Failure: Should I Start Dialysis? 1 Get the Facts 2 Compare Options 3 … Get the facts Your options Start kidney dialysis, which may help you live longer. Don't start dialysis, which will allow death to occur …
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… Overview Dialysis removes urea and other waste products … from the blood. To find out how well dialysis is working, you will have blood tests … end. Two of the measures that show how well dialysis is working are Kt/V and urea reduction …
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… your doctor may recommend that you start dialysis. Or it may be better to get a new … can no longer remove waste, you may need dialysis or a new kidney. When you understand … Advance Care Planning: Should I Stop Kidney Dialysis? Kidney Failure: Should I Start …
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… or at home. If it's at home, you do the dialysis yourself, often with the help of a … can flow in and out of your body during the dialysis sessions. This is called the dialysis access . The type of dialysis access …
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… Overview Any type of dialysis access has some risk of failure. So … trouble. Make a habit of talking with your dialysis nurses and doctor about how well your access is doing. If your dialysis access fails, it will be repaired or …
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… People with non-dialysis chronic kidney disease (CKD) are 5 to … than the general public, and the risk for dialysis-dependent clients is even higher. … in resting systolic blood pressure for dialysis-dependent CKD clients. Exercise …
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… Advance Care Planning: Should I Stop Kidney Dialysis? Advance Care Planning: Should I Stop … Artificial Hydration and Nutrition? Kidney dialysis Deciding when to stop kidney dialysis can be a difficult decision for people …
