KidneyViews
Welcome to the non-profit Medical Education Institute's Home Dialysis Central blogspot! This page is an umbrella under which Home Dialysis Central staff and guests can share their perspectives about home therapies and what we need to do to raise their profile and enable more people to use them. We'd like your comments as well! Bookmark our site and like us on Facebook! Help us tell the world about home dialysis.
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Share Your Story and Help Change the World for Dialyzors. Write Now!
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Now, it is time for us to use our collective voice to help implement changes for our fellow dialyzors
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Published on 08/13/2020 by Nieltje Gedney
Tags: Making dialysis better, How dialysis works, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
Does Fluid Intake During Dialysis “Count” as Fluid Weight Gain?
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Do you include rinse-back and an on-dialysis drink in working out the amount of fluid to take off? Let's say I gained 1 litre and thus have 1 litre to remove to reach target weight.
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Published on 04/16/2020 by Dr. John Agar
Tags: How dialysis works, Making dialysis better, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
Next Steps at NxStage
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The next few years are going to be amazing, yet challenging, for home dialyzors.
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Published on 01/23/2020 by Nieltje Gedney
Tags: Education issues: for patients and professionals, Making dialysis better,
Fact Sheet on Health Plans & Tips to Save Money on Dialysis Health Care
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If you have kidney disease, you may worry about how you will pay for dialysis.
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Published on 10/31/2019 by Beth Witten, MSW, ACSW, LSCSW
Tags: Choosing the right path through ‘The System’, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
STREAM-HD - A Better Name for Transitional Care Dialysis Units?
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Starting dialysis should be about flexibility, gentleness, understanding, and mutual respect. The first few starting weeks of dialysis should be
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Published on 10/24/2019 by Dr. John Agar
Tags: Education issues: for patients and professionals, Making dialysis better,