| Interesting Facts about Kidney Dialysis1.
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| | your abdominal area (called the
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| Hemodialysis and peritoneal kideny
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| | peritoneal cavity) is slowly filled with
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| dialysis have been done since the mid
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| | dialysate through the catheter. The blood
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| 1940's.2. The federal government pays 80
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| | stays in the arteries and veins that line
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| percent of all kidney dialysis costs for
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| | your peritoneal cavity. Extra fluid and
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| most patients.3. Since the 1960s,
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| | waste products are drawn out of your
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| surveillance studies have consistently
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| | blood and into the dialysate. There are
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| shown that American kidney dialysis
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| | two major kinds of peritoneal kidney
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| patients do not live as long as those in
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| | dialysis.What are the different kinds of
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| other countries...the U.S. mortality rate
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| | peritoneal kidney dialysis and how do
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| for dialysis patients is about 23
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| | they work?There are several kinds of
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| percent, twice the rate of patients in
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| | peritoneal kidney dialysis but two major
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| Western Europe or Japan.4. According to
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| | ones are: Continuous Ambulatory
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| The National Center for Health Statistics
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| | Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD) and Continuous
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| kideny dialysis survival rates are as
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| | Cycling Peritoneal Dialysis
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| follows:1 Year - 77%
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| | (CCPD).Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal
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| 5 Years - 28%
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| | Dialysis (CAPD) is the only type of
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| 10 Years - 10%5. About 90 percent of
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| | peritoneal dialysis that is done without
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| dialysis patients receive hemodialysis,
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| | machines. You do this yourself, usually
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| in which the blood is circulated outside
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| | four or five times a day at home and/or
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| the body and cleaned inside a machine
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| | at work. You put a bag of dialysate
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| before returning to the patient.6.Kidneys
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| | (about two quarts) into your peritoneal
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| process 18 gallons of blood each hour
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| | cavity through the catheter. The
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| with a sophisticated method of excretion,
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| | dialysate stays there for about four or
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| absorption and re-absorption. By the end
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| | five hours before it is drained back into
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| of each day, they can produce as much as
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| | the bag and thrown away. This is called
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| 7 gallons of urine.What is Kidney
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| | an exchange. You use a new bag of
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| Dialysis?Kidney Dialysis is a treatment
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| | dialysate each time you do an exchange.
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| that does some of the things done by
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| | While the dialysate is in your peritoneal
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| healthy kidneys. It is needed when your
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| | cavity, you can go about your usual
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| own kidneys can no longer take care of
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| | activities at work, at school or at
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| your body's needs.When is kidney dialysis
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| | home.Continuous Cycling Peritoneal
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| needed?You need kidney dialysis when you
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| | Dialysis (CCPD) usually is done at home
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| develop end stage kidney failure, usually
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| | using a special machine called a cycler.
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| by the time you lose about 85 to 90
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| | This is similar to CAPD except that a
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| percent of your kidney function.What does
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| | number of cycles (exchanges) occur. Each
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| kidney dialysis do?Like healthy kidneys,
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| | cycle usually lasts 1-1/2 hours and
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| kidney dialysis keeps your body in
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| | exchanges are done throughout the night
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| balance. Kidney Dialysis does the
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| | while you sleep.Will kidney dialysis help
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| following:-removes waste, salt and extra
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| | cure the kidney disease?No. Kidney
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| water to prevent them from building up in
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| | dialysis does some of the work of healthy
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| the body-keeps a safe level of certain
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| | kidneys, but it does not cure your kidney
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| chemicals in your blood, such as
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| | disease. You will need to have dialysis
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| potassium, sodium and bicarbonate- helps
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| | treatments for your whole life unless you
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| to control blood pressureIs kidney
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| | are able to get a kidney transplant.Is
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| failure permanent?Not always. Some kinds
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| | kidney dialysis uncomfortable?You may
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| of acute kidney failure get better after
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| | have some discomfort when the needles are
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| treatment. In some cases of acute kidney
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| | put into your fistula or graft, but most
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| failure, kidney dialysis may only be
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| | patients have no other problems. The
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| needed for a short time until the kidneys
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| | kidney dialysis treatment itself is
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| get better.In chronic or end stage kidney
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| | painless. However, some patients may have
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| failure, your kidneys do not get better
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| | a drop in their blood pressure. If this
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| and you will need kidney dialysis for the
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| | happens, you may feel sick to your
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| rest of your life. If your doctor says
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| | stomach, vomit, have a headache or
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| you are a candidate, you may choose to be
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| | cramps. With frequent treatments, those
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| placed on a waiting list for a new
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| | problems usually go away.How long has
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| kidney.Where is kidney dialysis
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| | kidney dialysis been
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| done?Kidney Dialysis can be done in a
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| | available?Hemodialysis and peritoneal
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| hospital, in a kidney dialysis unit that
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| | kidney dialysis have been done since the
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| is not part of a hospital, or at home.
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| | mid 1940's. Kidney Dialysis, as a regular
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| You and your doctor will decide which
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| | treatment, was begun in 1960 and is now a
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| place is best, based on your medical
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| | standard treatment all around the world.
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| condition and your wishes.Are there
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| | CAPD began in 1976. Thousands of patients
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| different types of kidney dialysis?Yes,
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| | have been helped by these treatments.How
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| there are two types of kidney dialysis
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| | long can you live on kidney dialysis?We
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| --hemodialysis and peritoneal kidney
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| | do not yet know how long patients on
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| dialysis.What is hemodialysis?In
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| | kidney dialysis will live. We think that
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| hemodialysis, an artificial kidney
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| | some dialysis patients may live as long
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| (hemodialyzer) is used to remove waste
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| | as people without kidney failure.Is
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| and extra chemicals and fluid from your
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| | kidney dialysis expensive?Yes. Kidney
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| blood. To get your blood into the
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| | Dialysis costs a lot of money. However,
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| artificial kidney, the doctor needs to
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| | the federal government pays 80 percent of
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| make an access (entrance) into your blood
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| | all kidney dialysis costs for most
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| vessels. This is done by minor surgery to
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| | patients. Private health insurance or
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| your arm or leg.Sometimes, an access is
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| | state medical aid also help with the
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| made by joining an artery to a vein under
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| | costs.Do kidney dialysis patients feel
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| your skin to make a bigger blood vessel
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| | normal?Many patients live normal lives
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| called a fistula.However, if your blood
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| | except for the time needed for
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| vessels are not adequate for a fistula,
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| | treatments. Kidney Dialysis usually makes
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| the doctor may use a soft plastic tube to
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| | you feel better because it helps many of
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| join an artery and a vein under your
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| | the problems caused by kidney failure.
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| skin. This is called a
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| | You and your family will need time to get
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| graft.Occasionally, an access is made by
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| | used to kidney dialysis.Do kidney
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| means of a narrow plastic tube, called a
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| | dialysis patients have to control their
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| catheter, which is inserted into a large
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| | diets?Yes. You may be on a special diet.
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| vein in your neck. This type of access
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| | You may not be able to eat everything you
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| may be temporary, but is sometimes used
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| | like, and you may need to limit how much
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| for long-term treatment.How long do
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| | you drink. Your diet may vary according
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| hemodialysis treatments last?The time
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| | to the type of kidney dialysis.Can kidney
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| needed for your kidney dialysis depends
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| | dialysis Patients travel?Yes. Kidney
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| on:-how well your kidneys work
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| | Dialysis centers are located in every
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| -how much fluid weight you gain between
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| | part of the United States and in many
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| treatments
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| | foreign countries. The treatment is
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| -how much waste you have in your body
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| | standardized. You must make an
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| -how big you are
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| | appointment for dialysis treatments at
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| -the type of artificial kidney
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| | another center before you go. The staff
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| usedUsually, each hemodialysis treatment
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| | at your center may help you make the
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| lasts about four hours and is done three
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| | appointment.Can kidney dialysis patients
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| times per week.A type of hemodialysis
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| | continue to work?Many kidney dialysis
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| called high-flux dialysis may take less
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| | patients can go back to work after they
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| time. You can speak to your doctor to see
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| | have gotten used to kidney dialysis. If
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| if this is an appropriate treatment for
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| | your job has a lot of physical labor
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| you.What is peritoneal kidney dialysis
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| | (heavy lifting, digging, etc.), you may
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| and how does it work?In this type of
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| | need to get a different job.Robert Hilley
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| kidney dialysis, your blood is cleaned
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| | writes for a number of health related
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| inside your body. The doctor will do
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| | websites and shares his findings
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| surgery to place a plastic tube called a
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| | regularly through Ezine @rticles. Robert
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| catheter into your abdomen (belly) to
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| | can be contacted at: RobertHilley.
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| make an access. During the treatment,
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