Medullary Cystic Disease : Treatments
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There is no cure for this disease. At first, treatment focuses on controlling symptoms, reducing complications, and slowing the progression of the disease. Because of the loss of water and salt, the patient will need to drink plenty of fluids and ...
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Oral rehydration therapy (ORT) involves the replacement of fluids and electrolytes lost during an episode of diarrheal illness. Diarrheal illnesses are pervasive worldwide, and they have a particularly large impact in the developing world.
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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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Peritoneal Dialysis (PD)Peritoneal dialysis (PD) uses a natural membrane inside your body and a special solution(dialysate)to cleanse the blood. This solution needs to be changed several times a day.
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Peritoneal dialysis is one of the two processes used to remove waste products that build up in the blood when the kidneys are not able to do so on their own. Purpose Though known since the 1940s, peritoneal dialysis became a standard treatment used in removing waste products from the body in 1976.
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Dialysis is the process of removing fluid and waste products from the body, a function usually performed by the kidneys , through artificial means. There are two types of dialysis: hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis .
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Caring for Your PD Catheter and Exit SiteYour healthcare provider will teach you how to care for your catheter and exit site. Good care is important to prevent infection.
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