• Patients should be instructed that if a dose is missed, it should be taken as soon as possible. However, if the next scheduled dose is due, the patient should not take the missed dose, and should be instructed to take the next dose on time. Patients should be instructed not to ta...
(2) Because the kidneys of a patient with renal failure cannot filter out wastes and fluid, most dialysis patients urinate very little--or not at all. (2) Between dialysis treatments, fluids accumulate in the body, particularly in the heart, lungs, an...