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Category Archives: fluid control
Dialysis and Constipation
Hey all! A great article on ESRD patients and constipation. CLICK HERE to read it. I find I have the opposite problem. I wrote about it in “Dialysis and Diarrhea“
Posted in constipation, dialysis, diarrhea, ESRD, fluid control, Home dialysis, phosphorus, potassium
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Dialysis and Nutrition Labels
The National Kidney Foundation is involved with the FDA on some proposed changes to nutrition labels that will benefit kidney patients. Read about it by CLICKING HERE. As it stands, there’s a great deal of information on a nutrition label … Continue reading
Posted in dialysis, diet, dietary restictions, fluid control, kidney, National Kidney Foundation. NKF, New Patient
Tagged CKD, control, dialysis, diet, dietitian, education, ESRD, kidney, nutrition
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Dialysis and Information
This page was sent to me by the American Kidney Fund. I though it was a very good resource and wanted to pass it along to you. CLICK HERE to read it.
Posted in AKF, cramping, dialysis, diet, dietary restictions, exercise, fluid control, kidney, New Patient
Tagged CKD, dialysis, ESRD, hemodialysis, kidney, patient
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Dialysis and Shortness of Breath
Here’s a very good post about kidney disease and shortness of breath… http://www.renaldiseases.org/dialysis/265.html#.UlWBE31OnMI
Posted in CKD, dialysis, ESRD, fluid control, kidney, patient care
Tagged dialysis, ESRD, fluid, hemodialysis, kidney, patient
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What Was I Drinking…er…Thinking
Originally posted on Bob Northam:
Bob Here. So this dialysis patient goes into a bar and orders a beer, right? The bartender says, “That’ll be eight dollars. You know,” he continues, “we don’t get many dialysis patients in here.” The…
Posted in dialysis, diet, dietary restictions, dry weight, ESRD, fluid control, New Patient, patient care
Tagged CKD, dialysis, diet, ESRD, fluid, fluids, hemodialysis, kidney
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Dialysis or Transplant – Which is the lessor evil/better salvation?
Originally posted on eleisawifelife:
I have been inspired to write about this difficult topic by Big D and Me’s blog post Dialysis or Transplant: The Big Decision. He shared his experience and really voiced our experience also. In our early…
Posted in dialysis, ESRD, fluid control, Home dialysis, Obamacare, Transplant, Uncategorized
Tagged dialysis, ESRD, hemodialysis, kidney, patient care, transplant, treatment
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Dialysis and Kidney Disease
Great article about kidney disease and the many factors that cause it. It makes a very good point about checking protein output in patients with hypertension and diabetes. This would pick up kidney disease in its early stages and allow … Continue reading
Posted in dialysis, dietary restictions, exercise, fluid control, patient care
Tagged dialysis, kidney disease
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Dialysis and Emotions
Okay I’m speaking from the heart this time. I am going to use a word I really don’t like to use so you can rest assured I mean all this with every fiber of my soul. I hate dialysis! … Continue reading
Posted in dialysis, ESRD, fluid control, kidney, thoughts
Tagged control, dialysis, disability, ESRD, fluid, fluids, hemodialysis, kidney, patient care, treatment
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Dialysis and Adjustment
I found a great article at Davita.com that talks about “Adjusting to Life on Dialysis” It gets right to the point and gives some very practical things you should do. Even for patients who’ve been on dialysis for a while, … Continue reading
Posted in dry weight, ESRD, fluid control, kidney, New Patient
Tagged dialysis, ESRD, hemodialysis, kidney, patient, treatment
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Dialysis and The Doctor Says
I found a great blog written by a nephrologist in Bradenton, Florida. He’s got some very good information for kidney patients. Take a look at his blog by CLICKING HERE. DevonTexas © 2013
Posted in dialysis, dry weight, fluid control, kidney, New Patient, patient care
Tagged dialysis, education, ESRD, hemodialysis, kidney, patient, patient care, treatment
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