Dialysis WisdomCard™

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  1. National Kidney Foundation: Dialysis kidney.org - Dialysis
  2. VascularWeb: What Is Dialysis Access? vascularweb.org - What Is Dialysis Access?
  3. Merk Manuals: Dialysis Information merck.com - Dialysis Information
  4. University of Virginia: What Is Dialysis healthsystem.virginia.edu - What Is Dialysis
  5. Cleveland Clinic: What Is Dialysis? my.clevelandclinic.org - What Is Dialysis?
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Research Notes on Dialysis


Dialysis (from Greek "dialusis", meaning dissolution, "dia", meaning through, and "lusis", meaning loosening) is primarily used to provide an artificial replacement for lost kidney function (renal replacement therapy) due to renal failure. Dialysis may be used for very sick patients who have suddenly but temporarily, lost their kidney function or for quite stable patients who have permanently lost their kidney function....read more at Wikipedia

Fast Facts:

  • Normally done when there is an 80%-90% loss of kidney funtion1
  • There are two types of dialysis: Hemodialysis 2 and Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD) 3
  • Can also be done at home if approved by a physician 4

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Research Notes References

  1. ↑ MedScape: Dialysis Resource Center
  2. ↑ Medindia:Dialysis Faqs
  3. ↑ renalpatients.co.uk: Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis
  4. ↑ DaVita: Am I The Right Person For At Home Dialysis?

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