https://padlet.com/aminah_johnson_aj/s71d04mwjxnz en-us 2018-12-12 00:45:34 UTC 2023-04-15 12:49:24 UTC hello@padlet.com aminah_johnson_aj https://padlet.com/aminah_johnson_aj/s71d04mwjxnz/wish/313673948 In Hemodialysis, a dialysis machine and a special filter called an artificial kidney, or a dialyzer, are used to clean your blood. To get your blood into the dialyzer, the doctor needs to make an access, or entrance into your blood vessels. This is done with minor surgery, usually to your arm. Hemodialysis is usually done 3 times per week for about 4 hours at a time. People who choose to do home hemodialysis at home may do dialysis treatment more frequently, 4-7 times per week for shorter hours each time.]]> 2018-12-12 00:50:37 UTC https://padlet.com/aminah_johnson_aj/s71d04mwjxnz/wish/313673948 aminah_johnson_aj https://padlet.com/aminah_johnson_aj/s71d04mwjxnz/wish/313677411 Hemodialysis can be done in a hospital, in a dialysis center that is not part of a hospital or at home. You and your doctor will decide which place is best, based on you medical condition, and your wishes.]]> 2018-12-12 01:11:52 UTC https://padlet.com/aminah_johnson_aj/s71d04mwjxnz/wish/313677411 aminah_johnson_aj https://padlet.com/aminah_johnson_aj/s71d04mwjxnz/wish/313678383 CAPD also known as Contiouous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis. Continuous means machine-free and done while you do about your normal activities like work and school.

The second type of Peritoneal Dialysis is APD or Automated Peritoneal Dialysis which is normally done at night while you are asleep.

]]> 2018-12-12 01:18:24 UTC https://padlet.com/aminah_johnson_aj/s71d04mwjxnz/wish/313678383 aminah_johnson_aj https://padlet.com/aminah_johnson_aj/s71d04mwjxnz/wish/313679511 In Peritoneal Dialysis the inside lining of your own belly acts as a natural filter. Wastes are taken out by means of a cleansing fluid called dialysate, which is washed in and out of your belly in cycles ]]> 2018-12-12 01:24:13 UTC https://padlet.com/aminah_johnson_aj/s71d04mwjxnz/wish/313679511 aminah_johnson_aj https://padlet.com/aminah_johnson_aj/s71d04mwjxnz/wish/313680527 Kidney failure can be treatet by either hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis. Both processes involve the removal of waste and extra fluid in the body. 
Hemodialysis is done with the help of an apparatus called a dialyzer. On the other hand, the latter uses a combination of the lining of the peritoneal membrane a solution.]]> 2018-12-12 01:30:59 UTC https://padlet.com/aminah_johnson_aj/s71d04mwjxnz/wish/313680527 aminah_johnson_aj https://padlet.com/aminah_johnson_aj/s71d04mwjxnz/wish/313682299 Home dialysis patients can dialyze from the comfort of home, giving them better control of their treatment schedules, more time for themselves, their families, their jobs, and the activities they enjoy before starting Dialysis.
Certain ethnic groups like African Americans, Hispanics and Native Americans, are more likely than Caucasians to develop CKD. More than 90.000 U.S. patients are waiting for kidney transplants. but only about 18,000 of those will get a kidney transplant each year]]> 2018-12-12 01:43:16 UTC https://padlet.com/aminah_johnson_aj/s71d04mwjxnz/wish/313682299 aminah_johnson_aj https://padlet.com/aminah_johnson_aj/s71d04mwjxnz/wish/313684923 2018-12-12 02:00:06 UTC https://padlet.com/aminah_johnson_aj/s71d04mwjxnz/wish/313684923 aminah_johnson_aj https://padlet.com/aminah_johnson_aj/s71d04mwjxnz/wish/313685645 2018-12-12 02:04:39 UTC https://padlet.com/aminah_johnson_aj/s71d04mwjxnz/wish/313685645 aminah_johnson_aj https://padlet.com/aminah_johnson_aj/s71d04mwjxnz/wish/313686108 2018-12-12 02:07:15 UTC https://padlet.com/aminah_johnson_aj/s71d04mwjxnz/wish/313686108