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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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Daily Nocturnal Home HDF - 2 Year Update
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Two years hence, it seems I did the right thing. It was, by no means, an easy journey.
Published on 11/07/2024 by Kamal Shah
Tags: How dialysis works, Making dialysis better, What is the best dialysis option for me, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
Haemodialysis UF Volume and UF Rate are NOT the Same
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While the UF volume has been with us for as long as there has been dialysis, recent interest in the UF rate appears to have introduced some uncertainties about exactly what the difference is.
Published on 10/31/2024 by Dr. John Agar
Tags: Education issues: for patients and professionals, How to understand ‘bloods’ and other tests,
Back to the Unit - A {Very} Temporary Change
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I average over 30 hours of dialysis each week and often get more than 36 hours; three times the 12 hours typically given in centre here in the UK.
Published on 10/10/2024 by Stephen Hewitt
Tags: Making dialysis better, What is the best dialysis option for me, How to understand ‘bloods’ and other tests,
Will Starting Dialysis “Fix” Heart Dysfunction?
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“…my eGFR is between 12 and 14%, but my nephrologist feels it is not accurate. I've read that Cystatin C is a better indicator of kidney function, especially in women. Is this so?"
Published on 08/21/2014 by Dr. John Agar
Tags: acute kidney failure, dialysis, chronic kidney disease,