Sentences with phrase «which dialysis patients»

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«The majority of patients with chronic kidney disease, particularly those in the more advanced stages who require dialysis, exhibited some degree of loss of their sense of smell, which correlated with reduced nutritional status,» says Teodor Paunescu, PhD, of the MGH Division of Nephrology, corresponding author of the study.

Patients whose dialysis centers distributed a «dialysis emergency packet» — which includes information on a patient's medications, dialysis schedule, comorbid conditions, and geographical / contact information for dialysis centers — after the storm were more likely to later have copies of their medical records stored at home.

It is disturbing to enter the tribe's newly renovated dialysis clinic, which treats three shifts of patients each day, and see the young bodies as well as the elderly hooked up to the machines and their pale, drawn faces while their blood is cleansed.

The answers, I learned, lay in the grinding poverty and entrenched corruption of India, the desperation of patients on dialysis, and the transnational nature of the black market transplant business — which, though dominated by the kidney exchange, includes livers and hearts as well.

She also noted that patients on dialysis often experience many serious adverse medical events, many of which require hospitalization, and that ferric citrate was linked with fewer of these events compared with currently available phosphorus - binding medications.

Investigators led by Suma Prakash, MD, FRCPC, MSc (Case Western Reserve University) wondered whether a model called the «behavioral stage of change» model, which was originally used to help people quit smoking, might help patients with chronic kidney disease take action and make decisions about their dialysis options.

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

Continual renal replacement therapy (CRRT) is another form of blood filtration similar to dialysis; in fact, which procedure is the best choice for the human patient is hotly debated in human medicine.

While other dialysis meds also have this ingredient, these Fresenium products have more, which may be a reason their patients are more at risk of developing alkalosis, which is a condition linked to a greater risk of cardiovascular conditions.

As per the figures presented by Mr Jaitley, India sees almost 2.2 lakh new patients of End - Stage Renal Disease annually, which leads to an additional demand for around 3.4 crore dialysis sessions.

• Troubleshooted a hemodialysis machine component which broke down mid-treatment, without letting the process affect the patient • Changed fluid removal rates and positioned the patient according to the demands of the dialysis procedure • Communicated concerns regarding emotional, medial and nutritional problems to the nurse on duty • Ascertained that all disposable apertures and supplies are properly disposed of at the end of the procedure • Cleaned, sterilized and maintained dialysis room and equipment according to standardized procedures

As well as publishing the research around the intervention — which involves giving a 20 cent tablet three times a week after dialysis — the research team has made two short videos to provide a plain language summary for patients and the general community.