Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a needle-free, portable, and flexible dialysis option for treating kidney failure. Take your life back. Learn more about PD.
Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a needle-free, portable, and flexible dialysis option for treating kidney failure. Take your life back. Learn more about PD.
Kidney cysts are round pouches of fluid that form on or in the kidneys. Kidney cysts can occur with disorders that may impairkidney function. But more often, kidney cysts are a type called simple kidney cysts. Simple kidney cysts aren't cancer and rarely cause problems. Complex cysts, howeve...
Surgery may be needed to create an arteriovenous fistula (AVF) in your arm or insert a catheter into your abdomen or chest. This is done so you can receive dialysis. A kidney transplant may be done if your DKD becomes severe.Treatment optionsThe...
Acquired Cystic Kidney Disease—may occur in both children or adults who have chronic kidney disease or end stage renal disease (ESRD), with cysts most likely in people who are ondialysis. Unlike other types of PKD, the condition is caused by CKD or ESRD, not inherited. Risk f ACKD incre...
Your Emotional Health While on Dialysis Tips for Loved Ones Join the Kidney Care Community Login to PatientHub Kidney Care CommunityResource CenterPatientHubAdmissions What is a Nephrologist (Kidney Doctor)? Share: A nephrologist, also known as a kidney doctor, is a kidney disease specialist and ...
Someone in kidney failure either needs regular dialysis to replace the function of the kidneys, or a new kidney. Many doctors encourage people to consider living-donor kidney donation. The primary reason for this is that kidneys from living donors perform better, but the use of a living donor...
Dialysis is a treatment to remove chemicals and waste from your blood when your kidneys can no longer do this. Surgery may be needed to create an arteriovenous fistula (AVF) in your arm or insert a catheter into your abdomen. This is done so you can receive dialysis. A kidney transplant ...
What Dialysis Patients Recall About Kidney Transplant Informationdoi:10.1097/00000446-198282070-00014&NAThe American Journal of Nursing
Understanding the underlying cause of kidney problems is essential in deciding on the most appropriate treatment procedures. The first treatment measure in many cases is dialysis, a procedure in which a patient's blood is filtered by an external machine. The dialysis machine temporarily takes over ...