Joanne Bargman MD on the Top 5 Mistakes in Prescribing PD
Wrongly prescribing PD can make the option burdensome instead of flexible. Joanne M. Bargman MD, Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto and global PD expert spoke about PD prescribing in a virtual ASN session. Relying too heavily on Kt/V, ignoring residual kidney function, assuming more cycles are better, not using hypertonic PD fluid, and not talking with patients before prescribing were the top five mistakes she sees.
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