KidneyViews
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.
Road Trip 3: Across the Country and Home Again
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We are home in Chicago after having spent 2 months on the road. During that time, we were able to visit with various friends, immerse ourselves in nature and, of course, dialyze.
Published on 06/10/2021 by Richard Stacewicz
Tags: Making dialysis better, What is the best dialysis option for me, Other ‘cool stuff’ to help understand dialysis better, travel,
New Law to Help Vulnerable Transplant Recipients in 2023
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Many people with kidney failure want a transplant, and a financial assessment is part of the evaluation.
Published on 06/03/2021 by Beth Witten, MSW, ACSW, LSCSW
Tags: Making dialysis better, Choosing the right path through ‘The System’, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
Louisiana Museum: A day on the Øresund
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The name Louisiana derives from the original owner who, in the late 19 th century, had been married to no fewer than three women all named Louise
Published on 05/27/2021 by David Rosenbloom , Linda Chiavaroli and Henning Sondergaard
My Experience with PD
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Once I learned about PD and how there were no needles or no blood I was sold!
Published on 05/20/2021 by Craig Jacobs
Tags: home-dialysis, goals, surgeries,
Dialysis is Not Your Life
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Your experience on dialysis is all up to you. You must decide to live while on dialysis and not just exist on dialysis. Dialysis is a lifeline. It is not your life.
Published on 05/13/2021 by Fred L. Hill
Tags: How dialysis works, How to understand ‘bloods’ and other tests, Fistulas, grafts and catheters (including PD), What is the best dialysis option for me,
The Power Of Curiosity In Shared Decision-Making
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A potential risk of an “if this, then that” approach is losing the patient focus and nuance in understanding that is necessary for modality decisions.
Published on 05/06/2021 by Renata Sledge, PhD, LCSW
Road Trip with Daily Home HD
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We left Chicago on the snowy winter day at around 1:00 with the goal of making it to Mesilla, New Mexico by Saturday afternoon, so I could dialyze that evening
Published on 04/29/2021 by Richard Stacewicz
Copenhagen Reunion: A Toast with Austrian Visitors and Authentic Danish Pastry
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This is the 12th in a series of blogs about our adventures traveling in Europe in 2019.
Published on 04/22/2021 by Henning Sondergaard , David Rosenbloom and Linda Chiavaroli
Tags: Making dialysis better, travel,
Testing The Waters – The Argument For Ultra-Purification In Home Hemodialysis
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In most U.S. households, people think nothing of drinking a glass of water straight from the tap.
Published on 04/15/2021 by Rob Kruger
Tags: Making dialysis better,
From the Patient's Perspective: How to Protect Your Heart?
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When kidneys don't work well, they stop filtering out toxins andexcess fluid from the blood. This causes a build-up of these toxinsand fluid in the body. Excess fluid in the body causes themost impact on the heart
Published on 04/08/2021 by Kamal Shah