Sentences with phrase «undergoing dialysis»

Providing basic care to patients undergoing dialysis treatment in the medical center, and closely monitoring them to detect other health issues

At Choice Mutual, we have ample experience helping folks with end stage renal disease who are undergoing dialysis.

Individuals undergoing dialysis can experience toxic build - up of these protein - bound compounds (namely indoxyl sulfate and p - cresol), which are linked to increased infections, cardiovascular disease and mortality of dialysis patients.

It appears to stimulate cell regeneration in the kidneys which could prove vital for patients undergoing dialysis.

«Undaunted by renal failure since he was 12, he studied and worked here at Georgetown for over 20 years as a specialist in diagnosing and treating kidney disease while quietly undergoing his dialysis and transplants.

They also found out that he was undergoing dialysis during many of the years while he was at Georgetown, but he didn't want to draw any attention to himself.

Among black kidney failure patients undergoing dialysis, women are much less likely than men to want to receive kidney transplants from living donors, despite more offers from family and friends.

«On one occasion, I saw him by chance and he told me that his mother was ill and was undergoing dialysis and he feared that she will die soon and N250, 000 was spent daily on her treatment,» he said.

A diabetic, Arthur Sr. had been undergoing dialysis for several years and was confined to a wheelchair.

These diseases are debilitating and involve extremely high costs to the patients, who may need to undergo dialysis, and to the health care system, for recurring hospital admissions due to additional complications.

In severe cases, patients must undergo dialysis or a kidney transplantation to survive.

One man, designated Patient C, infected seven others, six of whom had undergone dialysis at the same time he did, the team reports June 19 in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Men show faster progression of diabetic nephropathy and more often undergo dialysis therapy (318).

More than 300,000 people in the U.S. suffer from renal failure each year and undergo dialysis or await a kidney transplant.

«When Daniel Offer's kidneys failed after triple heart bypass surgery in 1999, he was told he'd have to undergo dialysis, perhaps for the rest of his life...»

Every week, about 400,000 Americans undergo dialysis treatments, sometimes more than once, for their kidney - related complications.

Kidney disease sufferers may need to undergo dialysis, transplants or grafts, and will likely maintain consistent hospital visits throughout the rest of their lives to keep an eye on their condition.

For instance, if you suffer from kidney damage and are put on regular dialysis, you have to undergo dialysis almost every 3 - 4th day depending on the severity.

Not exact matches

«While randomized clinical trials are needed to test whether this is a causal relationship, these findings indicate doctors should consider using or re-starting ACEIs and ARBs as first - line blood pressure medications for patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis,» said Jenny I. Shen, MD, an LA BioMed researcher and corresponding author of the study.

Two classes of blood pressure medications, angiotensin - converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) and angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs), are associated with a 16 % lower risk of strokes, heart attacks and death in patients with end - stage renal disease who are undergoing peritoneal dialysis, a new study in the journal, Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, dialysis, a new study in the journal, Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, Dialysis Transplantation, reports.

Many of these patients undergo expensive and inconvenient dialysis treatment while waiting.»

PATIENTS who undergo kidney dialysis at some French clinics risk contracting hepatitis C from contaminated dialysis machines, warns a report from the Inspector General of Social Affairs.

Plasma PLP concentrations are also low in patients receiving maintenance kidney dialysis or intermittent peritoneal dialysis, as well as those who have undergone a kidney transplant, perhaps due to increased metabolic clearance of PLP.

Many of our staff's pets have had to undergo these same procedures (and costs) including kidney dialysis, chemotherapy, and orthopedic surgery to name just a few.

Diagnosis of end stage renal failure: End stage renal failure means an irreversible and total failure of both kidneys which requires the undergoing of renal transplantation or regular renal dialysis.

Daycare expenses arising out of the usage of specific equipment while undergoing treatment such as chemotherapy and dialysis are covered.

A dialysis technician performs activities like offering empathy and compassion along with required medical aid to the patients, operate medical equipment and monitor patient's health record undergoing treatment.