Lupus Nephritis : Treatments
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The goal of treatment is to improve of kidney function. Medicines may include corticosteroids or other immunosuppressive medications. Dialysis may be needed to control symptoms of kidney failure. A kidney transplant may be recommended. (People wit...
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HemodialysisHemodialysis is one kind of dialysis. It uses a machine that holds a filter called a dialyzer.
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Dialysis treatment replaces the function of the kidneys, which normally serve as the body ' s natural filtration system. Through the use of a blood filter and a chemical solution known as dialysate, the treatment removes waste products and excess fluids from the bloodstream, while maintaining the proper chemical balance of the blood.
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Dialysis is a method of removing toxic substances (impurities or wastes) from the blood when the kidneys are unable to do so.
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Dialysis treatment replaces the function of the kidneys , which normally serve as the body ' s natural filtration system. Through the use of a blood filter and a chemical solution known as dialysate, dialysis removes waste products and excess fluids from the bloodstream, while maintaining the proper chemical balance of the blood.
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Central Vein Access: Placing the CatheterYour kidneys remove waste from your blood. When your kidneys fail, they can no longer do this important work.
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Dialysis treatment replaces the function of the kidneys, which normally serve as the body ' s natural filtration system. Through the use of a blood filter and a chemical solution known as dialysate, the treatment removes waste products and excess fluids from the bloodstream, while maintaining the proper chemical balance of the blood.
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Creating a Hemodialysis AccessBefore hemodialysis can be done, anaccess(way for blood to leave and return to your body) is needed. A hemodialysis access is usually created in your arm.Creating Your AccessThe hemodialysis access provides a large vo...
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A hemodialysis shunt, graft, or fistula provides vascular access for hemodialysis, a treatment that cleans the blood by removing wastes and excess water from the body. Purpose Kidneys remove wastes from the blood through the urine, regulate the amount of water and minerals needed by the body, and produce hormones.
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Detailed information on kidney transplantation
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Kidney transplantation is a surgical procedure to remove a healthy, functioning kidney from a living or brain-dead donor and implant it into a patient with nonfunctioning kidneys. Purpose Kidney transplantation is performed on patients with chronic kidney failure, or end-stage renal disease (ESRD).
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A kidney transplant is surgery to place a healthy kidney into a person with kidney failure.
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Kidney TransplantA kidney transplant is surgery to place a donated kidney into your body. This kidney takes over the job of filtering your blood.
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Kidney transplantation is a surgical procedure to remove a healthy, functioning kidney from a living or brain-dead donor and implant it into a patient with nonfunctioning kidneys. Purpose Kidney transplantation is performed on patients with chronic kidney failure , or end-stage renal disease (ESRD).
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