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… Peritoneal Dialysis On this page: Treatment Overview What To Expect Why … Done How Well It Works Risks Treatment Overview Peritoneal dialysis uses a membrane inside your body ( peritoneal … return electrolyte levels to normal. Unlike in-centre hemodialysis , you don't need to travel to a dialysis centre for …
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… Kidney Failure: Should I Start Dialysis? Decision Point You may want to have a say in this … to your doctor about them. Kidney Failure: Should I Start Dialysis? 1 Get the Facts 2 Compare Options 3 Your Feelings … 6 Your Summary Get the facts Your options Start kidney dialysis, which may help you live longer. Don't start …
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… Dialysis: Measuring How Well It Works On this page: Overview Overview Dialysis removes urea and other waste products from the blood. To find out how well dialysis is working, you will have blood tests that look at …
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… Advance Care Planning: Should I Stop Kidney Dialysis? Decision Point You may want to have a say in this … about them. Advance Care Planning: Should I Stop Kidney Dialysis? 1 Get the Facts 2 Compare Options 3 Your Feelings … 6 Your Summary Get the facts Your options Continue kidney dialysis, which will allow you to live longer. Stop kidney …
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… Kidney Failure: What Type of Dialysis Should I Have? Decision Point You may want to have … to your doctor about them. Kidney Failure: What Type of Dialysis Should I Have? 1 Get the Facts 2 Compare Options 3 … Yourself 6 Your Summary Get the facts Your options Have hemodialysis. Have peritoneal dialysis. Key points to remember …
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… and Tests Treatment Overview Self-Care Medicines Surgery Dialysis What is … kidney failure, your doctor may recommend that you start dialysis. Or it may be better to get a new kidney … point where they can no longer remove waste, you may need dialysis or a new kidney. When you understand your options, …
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… professionals Last updated November 1, 2021 People with non-dialysis chronic kidney disease (CKD) are 5 to 10 times more … disease (CVD) than the general public, and the risk for dialysis-dependent clients is even higher. Physical activity … reduction in resting systolic blood pressure for dialysis-dependent CKD clients. Exercise alleviates symptoms …
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… Access Failure On this page: Overview Overview Any type of dialysis access has some risk of failure. So it's important … any signs of 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 replaced. You …
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… Life Support? Advance Care Planning: Should I Stop Kidney Dialysis? Advance Care Planning: Should I Stop Treatment … Should I Have Artificial Hydration and Nutrition? Kidney dialysis Deciding when to stop kidney dialysis can be a difficult decision for people who have …
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… Hemodialysis On this page: Treatment Overview What To Expect Why … filter and remove waste and extra fluid from the body. Hemodialysis is a process that uses a man-made membrane … in the blood. Get rid of extra fluid from the body. Hemodialysis for acute kidney injury may be done daily until …
