Thirst is one of the most powerful urges one can ever have. Especially in dialysis patients, Thirst if not handled in the right way might lead to Fluid Overload which always results in hypertension which damages the heart, causes swelling in arms and legs, puffiness of the face and sometimes breathlessness due to fluid accumulation in the lung cavity making dialysis treatment very difficult.
Author: Hemanth Prakash
Complications Of Dialysis
From 7 decades we are treating renal failure patients with dialysis and we came across many complications of this procedure. In this post, we go through a few of the common complications of dialysis, how to avoid and treat these complications and improve the quality of life on dialysis.
Taking Care Of Dialysis Catheter
Dialysis catheters are also called as Central Venous Catheters (CVC). CVC are widely used vascular access among dialysis patients who are starting on dialysis and are waiting for their permanent dialysis access to get matured. Proper care should be taken for CVC as there is a higher risk of infection and thrombosis which might lead to catastrophic conditions.
Why blood pressure should not be checked from dialysis access arm?
Blood pressure is the pressure of blood on the walls of arteries as the heart pumps it around the body. Blood pressure, especially in dialysis patients, will be abnormal due to many factors that include abnormal blood composition and hormonal dysfunction that requires repeated measurement of blood pressure in these individuals.
Simple Techniques To Stop Bleeding From A Mature Arteriovenous Fistula & Graft
Acute blood loss through vascular access can be a life-threatening problem, blood loss through Arteriovenous Fistula (AVF) & Graft can be from aneurysms, stenosis and subsequent rupture, infection, trauma, suicide and use of anticoagulants and antiplatelet drugs.
Simple Tests to Detect Serious Arteriovenous Fistula Complications in Hemodialysis Patients
The complication rate of Arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is low compared with Arteriovenous graft and Central venous catheters. Still, the most common complications associated with a mature hemodialysis arteriovenous fistula are an aneurysm, fistula thrombosis, infection, stenotic vascular lesions, access recirculation, and extremity ischemia.
8 Methods To Inspect An AV Fistula
Physical examination is the best method to inspect and detect common problems associated with an arteriovenous fistula (AVF). Physical examinations of AVF should be done on every Hemodialysis treatment, if not at least once a week. Inspection of the access arm should not be neglected.
Which Artificial Kidney is Used For You?
Artificial Kidney also knew as Dilayser is one of the best things happened to renal failure patients. In this Dialyser there are many different kinds in that we have differentiated this dialyser Based on the Membrane Used and Based on the Flux, both of this differentiation have their own role in dialysis treatment
Do You Think Your AV Fistula Is Healthy? Here is something you need to know about your AV Fistula.
Arteriovenous Fistula (AV Fistula) is known as the lifeline for dialysis patients. AV Fistula is nothing but a connection between an arterial blood line and a venous blood line inside your body. Creating an AV fistula is a minor surgical procedure where a vascular surgeon will connect an artery and a vein together with relatively small incision of about 1 – 1 ½ inch usually in the forearm or upper arm.
What is Artificial Kidney?
Artificial Kidney was first invented by Dr. Willem Kolff a Dutch physician in 1943 to purify blood in renal failure patients. Artificial kidney is called “Dialyser” by professionals.
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