Kidney

Peritoneal dialysis is a treatment for kidney failure that uses the lining of your abdomen, or belly, to filter your blood inside your body. Doctors call this lining the peritoneum.…

Hemodialysis is a treatment for kidney failure that uses a machine to filter your blood outside your body.Hemodialysis is not a cure for kidney failure; however, it can help you…

Eating the right foods can help you feel better when you are on hemodialysis. Talk with your dialysis center’s dietitian to find a hemodialysis meal plan that works for you.…

You will know your hemodialysis treatments are working by how you feel. Most people with kidney failure feel better after starting dialysis treatments. Your appetite usually improves and your energy…

One of the biggest changes you will have to make when you start hemodialysis treatments is following a strict schedule. Also, adjusting to the effects of kidney failure and the…

You could have problems with your vascular access, which is the most common reason for hospitalization for people on hemodialysis. Any type of vascular access maybecome infectedhave poor blood flow…

If you choose to do your hemodialysis treatments at home, you will still need to choose a dialysis center so you can learn how to perform the treatments and take…

Most people in the United States on hemodialysis have their treatments at a dialysis center. At the dialysis center, nurses and patient care technicians do most of the tasks, such…

If your kidney disease has progressed quickly, you may not have time to get a long-lasting vascular access before starting hemodialysis. In this case, you may require a venous catheter–a…

An arteriovenous (AV) fistula and an AV graft are the two types of long-lasting vascular accesses. AV fistula. A vascular surgeon creates an AV fistula by connecting an artery directly to…