How Is the Patient Who Stops Dialysis Best Managed?doi:10.1016/B978-1-4377-3796-7.00061-6Alvin H. MossEvidence-Based Practice in Palliative Medicine
Peritoneal dialysis adequacy is most commonly assessed by indices of small solute clearance (Kt/Vurea and creatinine clearance [Ccr], for example). Once a threshold of small solute clearance has been obtained, however, further increases in small solute clearance do not result in improved long-...
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Choice of dialysis modality will not affect patient survival but will have a major impact on patient lifestyle and therefore quality of life. The decision about dialysis modality is therefore a crucially important one, and the choice should be made with the patient. This requires the clinician (...
Do not stop using this medicine suddenly, even if you feel fine. Stopping suddenly may cause withdrawal symptoms. Do not change your dose without your doctor's advice. Tell your doctor if the medication does not seem to work as well in treating your condition. ...
By the time I got this kidney back to my center, brought a patient in, and prepared them for transplant, it would be the middle of the night and almost 30 hours after the kidney was removed from the donor. It would be so easy to just decline. Some other surgeon looked at the kidney...
This was viewed as inevitable in a situation where test turnaround time could be longer than average patient length of stay: We’ve instituted a much more standard approach…..we use this horrible phrase ‘special measures’ so that we actually put heightened infection prevention input into a ...
Use your blood glucose meter to make diabetes treatment decisions when you see the Check Blood Glucose symbol during the first 12 hours of wearing a Sensor, if your Sensor glucose reading does not match how you feel, or if the reading does not include a number. ...
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This procedure allows the patient to choose whether to accept the service and pay for it out of pocket or to refuse the service. To be proactive about keeping your medical bills down, it’s a good idea to find out before using a Part A service if Medicare will cover all, part, or ...