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.
We have a "lifestyle bible" for sale that can help you learn about dialysis options. Help, I Need Dialysis! We also have prepared some slideshows on how to have a good future with kidney disease.
A Video Guide to Hemodiafiltration at Home with the Fresenius 5008 Machine
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At age 42 I was diagnosed with end stage renal disease due to IgA nephropathy. To say it came as a shock is an understatement. I was a single parent to a 9 year old and had only just moved house.
Published on 05/14/2020 by Helen Jennings
Tags: How dialysis works,
A Nephrologist’s Perspective on Twelve Important Things for Dialysis Patients to Consider During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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It is understandable to feel scared, anxious and even depressed during this time. It is important to maintain your health and decrease risk of exposure to infection
Published on 05/07/2020 by Dr. Michael Kraus
Tags: How dialysis works, Choosing the right path through ‘The System’,
View from the Bed: How to Cope with PD Cycler Pain
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A few months ago, I wrote a post about improving PD retention. Having seen many Facebook threads over the years across various groups, this time, I thought
Published on 04/30/2020 by Dori Schatell, MS, Executive Director, Medical Education Institute
Tags: Making dialysis better,
How Home Dialysis Providers Can Help Staff Deal with COVID-19
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Healthcare professionals—including the nurses, dietitians and social workers who support home dialysis patients must stay at the top of their game during a highly stressful time
Published on 04/23/2020 by Beth Witten, MSW, ACSW, LSCSW
Tags: How dialysis works, Choosing the right path through ‘The System’,
Does Fluid Intake During Dialysis “Count” as Fluid Weight Gain?
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Do you include rinse-back and an on-dialysis drink in working out the amount of fluid to take off? Let's say I gained 1 litre and thus have 1 litre to remove to reach target weight.
Published on 04/16/2020 by Dr. John Agar
Tags: How dialysis works, Making dialysis better, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
Traveling the U.S. with an RV and Home Hemodialysis
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My name is Terry Clark, and I have Polycystic kidney disease. When my kidneys first failed, I started peritoneal dialysis at home, and during this time my husband and I purchased a motorhome—a used Newmar Dutchstar.
Published on 04/09/2020 by Terry Clark
Tags: Making dialysis better, travel,
Does Anyone Else Feel Like Giving Up on Dialysis?
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Along with daily discussion of technical, medical and logistic issues, the Home Dialysis Central Facebook Discussion Group occasionally posts on the feelings/emotional impact of dialysis.
Published on 04/02/2020 by Ant de Villiers
Tags: Choosing the right path through ‘The System’, How dialysis works, Making dialysis better,
Testing the Tablo
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The mission of Home Dialyzors United is to inform, inspire and advocate for an extraordinary quality of life for the home dialysis community, and we have interpreted that to include supporting innovation in renal replacement therapy
Published on 03/26/2020 by Nieltje Gedney
Tags: Making dialysis better, How dialysis works, How to understand ‘bloods’ and other tests,
How to Support Home Dialysis Patients During a Pandemic
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Home dialysis patients need to know how to protect themselves as much as possible from being exposed. This includes:
Published on 03/19/2020 by Beth Witten, MSW, ACSW, LSCSW
Identifying & Managing Stress in Care Partners
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family members and friends who serve as “informal caregivers” to home dialysis patients can feel overwhelmed
Published on 03/12/2020 by Beth Witten, MSW, ACSW, LSCSW