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… Kidney Failure: Should I Start Dialysis? Decision Point You may want to have a say in …
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… Kidney Failure: What Type of Dialysis Should I Have? Decision Point You may want to have a say in … longer, but it is not a cure for kidney failure. After you start dialysis, you will need to keep doing it to stay as …
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… Advance Care Planning: Should I Stop Kidney Dialysis? Decision Point You may want … your kidneys can no longer do the job. When you have kidney failure, you may have either hemodialysis or peritoneal …
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… placed in your belly ( dialysis access ) before you start dialysis. Placement is usually done 10 to 14 days … Why It Is Done Peritoneal dialysis replaces the work of the kidneys after complications of kidney failure develop. How Well It Works Peritoneal dialysis (PD) …
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… Kidneys Last updated March 25, 2025 Your kidneys remove … Injury Versus Chronic Kidney Disease Advance Care Planning: Should I Stop Kidney Dialysis? Anemia of Chronic Kidney … Chronic Kidney Disease Donating a Kidney End-Stage Kidney Failure Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL) for …
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… Kidney Transplant On this page: Surgery Overview What To … your body's fluids and chemicals. Your new kidney may start to work very soon after surgery. Or it may not start … is used when you have severe chronic kidney disease (renal failure) that cannot be reversed by another treatment …
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… Multiple Sclerosis: Should I Start Taking Medicines for MS? Decision Point You may want … you can talk to your doctor about them. Multiple Sclerosis: Should I Start Taking Medicines for MS? 1 Get the Facts 2 …
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… Heart Failure On this page: Health Tools Cause … It means that your heart isn't pumping as well as it should. Because your heart cannot pump well, your body tries … identify the cause of heart failure, find out if your kidneys and liver have been affected, and know whether you …
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… Failure to Thrive On this page: What is failure to thrive? Failure to thrive is a term used to … if the period of failure to thrive has been short. When should you call for help? Call 9-1-1 or other emergency …
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… Chronic Kidney Disease On this page: Health Tools … body in your urine. When your kidneys don't work as they should, wastes build up in your blood. This makes you sick. Chronic kidney disease is also called chronic renal failure. Or it may be called chronic renal insufficiency. …
