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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.
The Rainbow of Peritoneal Dialysis Effluent Possibilities
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I thought it might be a good idea to talk about what PD effluent should and shouldn’t look like and hopefully explain some of the oddities possible.
Published on 09/11/2025 by Jennifer Ravert, RN
Tags: Making dialysis better, Education issues: for patients and professionals, Other ‘cool stuff’ to help understand dialysis better,
Understanding Life with Kidney Failure: Spoon Theory
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“The Spoon Theory” became popular on chronic disease and autoimmune message boards, which is where I first came across it.
Published on 09/04/2025 by Jennifer Ravert, RN
Tags: Making dialysis better, Other ‘cool stuff’ to help understand dialysis better,
Intradialytic Parenteral Nutrition (IDPN)
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Intradialytic Parenteral Nutrition (IDPN) can help dialysis patients maintain weight and albumin levels when eating enough protein is a struggle.
Published on 08/28/2025 by Amber Razo
Tags: Education issues: for patients and professionals, Other ‘cool stuff’ to help understand dialysis better,
How I use ChatGPT to help with my medical condition
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There's a lot of news about AI taking people's jobs. Some people believe AI will replace doctors.
Published on 08/21/2025 by Kamal Shah
Tags: Choosing the right path through ‘The System’, Education issues: for patients and professionals, Other ‘cool stuff’ to help understand dialysis better,
Kidney Failure Treatments: Guarantee Patients a REAL Choice
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For the next 2 weeks, the kidney community has a chance to offer public comments on the proposed rule for the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System
Published on 08/14/2025 by Dori Schatell, MS, Executive Director, Medical Education Institute
Tags: Choosing the right path through ‘The System’, Making dialysis better,
Lessons from Across the Top 9 KidneyViews Blog Posts
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Of the three principles messages that run through many of these blogs—time, frequency, and rate (or speed) of volume change
Published on 08/07/2025 by Dr. John Agar
Tags: Education issues for patients and professionals, Making dialysis better,
Queen of Dialysis: What Happened Next
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More about how relying on life support has made her steadfastly positive and a firm believer that anything is possible; driving her to champion change in the world of dialysis and kidney care.
Published on 07/31/2025 by Maddy Warren
Tags: Making dialysis better, Education issues: for patients and professionals, Other ‘cool stuff’ to help understand dialysis better,
Avoiding “the August Infections” in PD
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Warmer weather means more sweating. More sweating means more bacteria. For PD patients, this combination can mean more chances for exit site infection, or even peritonitis.
Published on 07/24/2025 by Jennifer Ravert, RN
Tags: Fistulas, grafts and catheters (including PD), Making dialysis better, Education issues: for patients and professionals, Other ‘cool stuff’ to help understand dialysis better,
It’s the Summer Travel Season: Tips for Your Home Dialysis Patients
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There are ways to help patients live their best lives, including traveling.
Published on 07/17/2025 by Beth Witten, MSW, ACSW, LSCSW
Tags: Making dialysis better, What is the best dialysis option for me, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
The right of dialysis patients to a comfortable end
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Too often, patients never speak about these things, and as a result, have little say in how their last days unfold.
Published on 07/10/2025 by Kamal Shah
Tags: What is the best dialysis option for me, Choosing the right path through ‘The System’, Education issues: for patients and professionals,