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Dialysis for Kidney Disease

Although dialysis presents kidney failure patients a lot of side effects or various fatal complications, it is still the most commonly used treatment. Therefore having a through knowledge about dialysis before start is necessary.

Why Does Peritoneal Dialysis Cause Itching and Its Management

Why Does Peritoneal Dialysis Cause Itching and Its Management

It is common that kidney failure patients treated with peritoneal dialysis complain of skin itching, so most of people on peritoneal dialysis urgently want to make clear why peritoneal dialysis causes itching and the effective treatment....Read More

How to Prepare for Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Surgery

How to Prepare for Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Surgery

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a treatment option for kidney failure patients. Before undergoing regular peritoneal dialysis, patients need to do catheter a surgery. This article aims at teaching these patients to learn how to prepare for this...Read More

Nail Discoloration on Dialysis: Causes and Managements

Nail Discoloration on Dialysis: Causes and Managements

Are you suffering from nail changes like discoloration due to dialysis? If so, getting an overall understanding of the causes and managements of nail discoloration on dialysis is very important. Do you have such a similar experience? I am o...Read More

Does Dialysis Cause Hair Loss

Does Dialysis Cause Hair Loss

People on dialysis do sometimes notice they are suffering from hair loss. Should they attribute their hair loss to dialysis? Does dialysis cause hair loss? When kidneys cant do their job optimally, dialysis is commonly used to clean patient...Read More

Dialysis Patients Have Low Calcium Levels In Blood

Dialysis Patients Have Low Calcium Levels In Blood

Many kidney dialysis patients complain bone pains, osteoporosis or even easy to get bone fracture. These bone problems are often caused by low calcium levels in the blood. This is not only due to aging, it is to a large degree due to renal...Read More

Heart Health for Kidney Dialysis Patients

Heart Health for Kidney Dialysis Patients

Heart problems and heart diseases are very common among kidney disease patients especially those that have begun dialysis treatment. Kidney problems and other illness conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes, anemia, high blood chol...Read More

Dialysis and Urine Volume for Kidney Disease Patients

Dialysis and Urine Volume for Kidney Disease Patients

We know that dialysis is an important renal replacement therapy to help play certain functions of the severely damaged kidneys. It is life-saving for end stage kidney disease patients and someone that are in critical illness conditions. Som...Read More

Can Dialysis Patients with Diarrhea Eat Banana

Can Dialysis Patients with Diarrhea Eat Banana

My mother has been on dialysis for 2 and half years and recently she suffers from severe diarrhea. The diarrhea just comes without any warning and the antidiarrheal drugs can not help. We can not figure out the cause of her diarrhea and ple...Read More