Living with Dialysis
Dialysis: The Different Options
As you already know, dialysis is a procedure that is undertaken to help cleanse the system of people who have experienced kidney failure. There are a large number of people out there who need dialysis so that their bodies can function without facing a single glitch....
Important Facts and Figures Related to Dialysis
In order to live a healthy life, it is important for your body to get rid of all the waste products and substances, regulate the amount of electrolytes, release unwanted hormones, and urinate properly. These essential functions are performed by your kidneys. However,...
Insight into the Risks Associated with Hemodialysis and Their Solutions
Hemodialysis is a procedure that is carried out when a person undergoes renal failure. Understanding Hemodialysis and Its Need When you administer hemodialysis to your patient, their blood is pumped into a dialysis machine that filters various salts, wastes and fluids...
All About Renal Failure – Dialysis Technician Central
All About Renal Failure You have probably heard of filters before. Whether you’re referring to internet filters, air filters for your home and cars, or filters for your favorite photos, they all have a common purpose: they let in something wanted and keep out whatever...
Thoughts from Someone with ESRD
Please allow me to introduce myself. Some of these articles you are reading, I wrote with firsthand knowledge of the topics—because I was a dialysis patient. I was on in-center hemodialysis for years before receiving a cadaveric kidney transplant. Years ago, after...
Traveling with Dialysis
Even though you are on dialysis, you can travel safely to many places on earth, provided that you plan ahead. What you need to plan for depends on what type of dialysis you do. Following are tips on traveling with dialysis. Traveling with In-Center Hemodialysis If...
Quality Care For Dialysis Patients
End stage renal disease (ESRD) is a serious chronic illness which requires constant management. The dialysis technician is a vital member of each patient’s treatment team, able to perform the more routine aspects of dialysis for the vast majority of dialysis patients,...
Kidney Transplant Secrets Revealed
This article explains how you can get a kidney transplant, and how this procedure is performed. Background In 1984, Congress passed the National Organ Transplant Act (NOTA). That Act called for a national organ transplantation network to be managed by a private...
End Stage Renal Failure Symptoms
Your kidneys perform many vital functions. When they fail, a lot of things in your body can go wrong. End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) can cause a wide variety of symptoms, and it can also cause other health conditions which manifest their own symptoms. In addition,...
Paying For Dialysis Treatment
In this article, we examine the financial issues associated with paying for dialysis: What are the costs of dialysis and related treatments, and what types of insurance cover these treatments? We also look at some of the financial issues of kidney transplantation....
Where Do I Get Dialysis Treatments
Dialysis treatments can be performed in a hospital setting. But if you are going to receive regular care, it is likely that you will get those treatments at a dialysis center, unless you have chosen to perform dialysis at home. When you and your nephrologist have...
What is Dialysis Like
First, here is the good news: Up till now, you have been experiencing a variety of strange symptoms, and you’ve wondered what was wrong. Now the uncertainty and not knowing are over. Your doctors have diagnosed you with End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)—chronic kidney...