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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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The Truth About Home Dialysis Time
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We can give hope for a better life without glossing over the parts of that conversation that are unpleasant.
Published on 12/01/2022 by Jennifer Ravert, RN
Tags: How dialysis works, Making dialysis better, What is the best dialysis option for me, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
The Benefits of Dialyzing While You sleep
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Did you know that nocturnal, or nighttime, dialysis can have advantages and benefits for patients?
Published on 10/20/2022 by Michelle Carver, BSN, RN, CNN
Tags: How dialysis works, Making dialysis better, What is the best dialysis option for me, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
Yay! Its Summer! …Oh, and I Have to Do Dialysis
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Is a normal life over when you are a dialysis patient? NO! That is one of the benefits of at home dialysis, the flexibility to schedule and adjust as needed.
Published on 08/04/2022 by Michael Howington
Tags: How dialysis works, Fistulas, grafts and catheters (including PD), Making dialysis better, What is the best dialysis option for me,
The Best Part about Peritoneal Dialysis is that it is Continuous
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So, in yesterday's situation, what would have happened if I were on PD?
Published on 05/05/2022 by Kamal Shah
Tags: How dialysis works, What is the best dialysis option for me, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
The Dialysis World has Come Full Circle
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I observed that the common denominator of patients who did the best were those who dialyzed at home, whether with PD or home HD. The home HD patients tended to look better, have better outcomes, and simply be living their lives to the fullest.
Published on 01/27/2022 by Jane Hafner, RN, BSN
Tags: How dialysis works, Making dialysis better, What is the best dialysis option for me, Education issues: for patients and professionals, Other ‘cool stuff’ to help understand dialysis better,