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.
We have a "lifestyle bible" for sale that can help you learn about dialysis options. Help, I Need Dialysis! We also have prepared some slideshows on how to have a good future with kidney disease.
Restless Legs in Dialysis Patients-There's a Solution for That!
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Within a week, the restlessness in my legs disappeared!
Published on 07/15/2021 by Kamal Shah
Tags: Making dialysis better, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
Generators in Home HD: Does Your Life Back-up Have a Backup
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When dialysis is a treatment, it is first helpful to understand that the treatment serves as a backup to the kidney(s). Thinking of it this way may help you to better appreciate this post!
Published on 07/08/2021 by Michael Howington
Tags: Making dialysis better, Other ‘cool stuff’ to help understand dialysis better,
U.S. Research on Psychosocial Topics in ESRD: Hidden Gems
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Why is there so little research on psychosocial needs and services for dialysis patients in the U.S., especially when they do PD or home HD?
Published on 07/01/2021 by Beth Witten, MSW, ACSW, LSCSW
Tags: Making dialysis better, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
Kronborg–Danish Power and Hamlet’s Haunt
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In Scotland I learned more about lighthouses than I ever thought I would learn. Traveling some of the most beautiful coastal terrain and to the Museum of Scottish Lighthouses at Kinnaird Head with two lighthouse enthusiasts, David and Linda,
Published on 06/24/2021 by Henning Sondergaard , David Rosenbloom and Linda Chiavaroli
Tags: Making dialysis better, Other ‘cool stuff’ to help understand dialysis better, travel,
The Altitude Metaphor: Clinical ESRD Perspectives Explained Through Aviation
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Controversy surrounds the establishment of planning, placement, and management of dialysis access. The dialysis access conundrum is magnified by the many treating specialties viewing the best path to a solution through different lenses.
Published on 06/17/2021 by Dr. Davidson and Billy Nolen
Tags: How dialysis works, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
Road Trip 3: Across the Country and Home Again
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We are home in Chicago after having spent 2 months on the road. During that time, we were able to visit with various friends, immerse ourselves in nature and, of course, dialyze.
Published on 06/10/2021 by Richard Stacewicz
Tags: Making dialysis better, What is the best dialysis option for me, Other ‘cool stuff’ to help understand dialysis better, travel,
New Law to Help Vulnerable Transplant Recipients in 2023
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Many people with kidney failure want a transplant, and a financial assessment is part of the evaluation.
Published on 06/03/2021 by Beth Witten, MSW, ACSW, LSCSW
Tags: Making dialysis better, Choosing the right path through ‘The System’, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
Louisiana Museum: A day on the Øresund
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The name Louisiana derives from the original owner who, in the late 19 th century, had been married to no fewer than three women all named Louise
Published on 05/27/2021 by David Rosenbloom , Linda Chiavaroli and Henning Sondergaard
My Experience with PD
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Once I learned about PD and how there were no needles or no blood I was sold!
Published on 05/20/2021 by Craig Jacobs
Tags: home-dialysis, goals, surgeries,
Dialysis is Not Your Life
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Your experience on dialysis is all up to you. You must decide to live while on dialysis and not just exist on dialysis. Dialysis is a lifeline. It is not your life.
Published on 05/13/2021 by Fred L. Hill
Tags: How dialysis works, How to understand ‘bloods’ and other tests, Fistulas, grafts and catheters (including PD), What is the best dialysis option for me,