Dialysis by https://padlet.com/amanda_gillman/898e8ump9mmq By: Amanda Gillman en-us 2016-10-25 18:47:08 UTC 2025-12-09 13:52:51 UTC hello@padlet.com Peritoneal Dialysis amanda_gillman https://padlet.com/amanda_gillman/898e8ump9mmq/wish/133140261 What: Peritoneal Dialysis works by placing a catheter in the belly by surgery. A sterile cleansing fluid is then inserted into your belly through this catheter. After the filtering process is finished, the fluid leaves your body through the catheter.
Indications: This type of Dialysis is ideal for patients who want to maintain as much as their normal everyday routine as possible. This type of Dialysis is usually used in People who are healthy besides their improperly functioning kidneys (healthy weight, no other illnesses, etc.)
Expected Outcome: The expected outcome of Peritoneal Dialysis is that the intended fluid will leave the body through the catheter that was inserted.
Interesting Fact: There are two types of Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD) and 
Automated Peritoneal Dialysis (APD) The basic treatment is the same for each. However, the number of treatments and the way the treatments are done make each method different.

]]> 2016-10-25 18:48:36 UTC https://padlet.com/amanda_gillman/898e8ump9mmq/wish/133140261 Hemodialysis amanda_gillman https://padlet.com/amanda_gillman/898e8ump9mmq/wish/133142413 What: In Hemodialysis, blood is pumped out of your body to an artificial kidney machine, filtered, and returned to your body by tubes that connect you to the machine.
Indications: This type of dialysis is used most frequently in diabetics, obese patients, and patients with other illnesses or diseases.
Expected Outcome: The expected outcome of Hemodialysis is to remove waste from the kidneys by way of a machine as a result of advanced kidney failure that causes the kidneys to not be able to perform this adequately.
Interesting Fact: Patients on Hemodialysis are advised to increase their protein intake and limit the amount of potassium, phosphorus, sodium, and fluid in their diet. ]]> 2016-10-25 18:54:33 UTC https://padlet.com/amanda_gillman/898e8ump9mmq/wish/133142413 Differences amanda_gillman https://padlet.com/amanda_gillman/898e8ump9mmq/wish/133150132 Hemodialysis: 
- Done by a machine
- Can be done at home or in hospital
- It increases your risk of bloodstream infections.

Peritoneal Dialysis:
- Done through a catheter placed in belly.
- Done at home
- It increases your risk for an infection of the lining of the belly
]]> 2016-10-25 19:20:21 UTC https://padlet.com/amanda_gillman/898e8ump9mmq/wish/133150132 Works Cited amanda_gillman https://padlet.com/amanda_gillman/898e8ump9mmq/wish/133150351 https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/hemodialysis

http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/tc/hemodialysis-compared-to-peritoneal-dialysis-topic-overview

http://nephrology.medicine.ufl.edu/patient-care/renal-replacement-therpay/home-dialysis/]]> 2016-10-25 19:21:09 UTC https://padlet.com/amanda_gillman/898e8ump9mmq/wish/133150351 Hemodialysis amanda_gillman https://padlet.com/amanda_gillman/898e8ump9mmq/wish/133151570 2016-10-25 19:25:30 UTC https://padlet.com/amanda_gillman/898e8ump9mmq/wish/133151570 Peritoneal Dialysis amanda_gillman https://padlet.com/amanda_gillman/898e8ump9mmq/wish/133151843 2016-10-25 19:26:30 UTC https://padlet.com/amanda_gillman/898e8ump9mmq/wish/133151843