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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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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,
Revising Target Weight: A Personal Account
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The goal is to attain your target weight by the close of each dialysis session, achieving this by adjusting your ultrafiltration (UF) amount to match your weight gain since the previous dialysis.
Published on 11/11/2021 by Ant de Villiers
Tags: How dialysis works, Other ‘cool stuff’ to help understand dialysis better,
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,