A dialysis patient is said to be an acid accumulator for about 44 hrs (Interdialytic period) followed by 4 hrs effective period of retitration (Intradialytic period) which can be accompanied by various degrees of hypoxemia (decreased oxygen in the blood). Hypoxemia occurs because during dialysis Co2 tends to diffuse across the dialyser membrane resulting in decreased Co2 concentration in the blood (pCo2) causing hypoventilation (slow breathing rate) in dialysis patients.
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Renal Dietitians! What Do You Do?
Every hospital has a dietitian, and renal dietitians are the one who has expert knowledge in renal disease and its stages and management and knows to control rapid failure of your kidney through diet modifications. Diet plays a huge role in dialysis patients and renal dietitians guide the renal failure and dialysis patients to a right path leading to a better quality of life.
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