Travelling on dialysis
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Kamal S.
I have always loved to travel. When I was on Peritoneal Dialysis, I could travel quite comfortably. Baxter has a good network in India and they would deliver the PD fluid wherever I wanted. I made a couple of really enjoyable trips ...
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Dialysis in Goa
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Kamal S.
During my recent trip to Goa, I was planning on being there for three nights. I would need to do one dialysis session there. I was leaving on Friday afternoon which meant I would have dialysed Thursday night. I was returning on Monday evening which meant I would get dialysis ...
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Traveling on Dialysis
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Kamal S.
Bill Peckham writes in his blog "If you've always wanted to see Toronto, dialysis shouldn't be the thing that stands in your way. It can be done but first payers must understand that travel matters." This was in response to a comment by Anupama fr ...
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Not for patients on dialysis.... ...
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Medical Quack
Not for patients on dialysis....BDThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Voluven, an intravenous solution that prevents and treats a dangerous loss of blood volume, a condition tha ...
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Cramping on dialysis
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Kamal S.
When does someone cramp on dialysis? Based on my experience, I have seen two kinds of situations when someone cramps during dialysis: - When the rate of fluid removal is too high - When too much flui ...
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Kamal on dialysis - my dialysis video
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Kamal S.
I had my brother take a video of me starting dialysis myself one night. A lot of editing - removing the inconsequential parts (and a couple of bloomers which I did not want anyone to see!) and I have three parts of the v ...
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Disaster Preparedness: Dialysis
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Christina Thielst
The Santa Clara Valley communities have a large number of people who must rely on dialysis. Fortunately, information is available to assist patients, their caregivers and first responders: Preparing for Emergencies: A Guide for People on Dialysis. This ...
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Dialysis in India - the need for a registry
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Kamal S.
I am not aware of any dialysis registry that exists in India. If I am wrong, please correct me. Why is this important? In a country like India, you cannot escape the size of the population. By im ...
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When used in dialysis machines, ...
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Medical Quack
When used in dialysis machines, this could show blood traces that are not seen by the naked eye...BD NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The use of Luminol, a bioluminescent chemical used in crime ...
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Is home dialysis risky?
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Kamal S.
... nician'. I assured him that it was my doctor who advised me to do this. He said it was risky and asked what I would do if there was an emergency. I explained to him that the dialysis I was doing was less risky than that in hospitals because of the gentle nature of the treatment with slow pump speeds and low rates of fluid removal. I also told him ...
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