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CKD
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Chronic Kidney Disease
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Dialysis Team
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Technicians, nurses, dietitians, social workers, doctors and patients
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Self managing patients
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Patients who self manage their care and know more about it stay healthier and live longer.
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Patients health depends on these factors:
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Age, former activity level, proper treatment, other illnesses, and support from loved ones.
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Main treatment of ESRD
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Dialysis
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Dialysis replaces 3 main kidney tasks
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Removing wastes from the blood, removing excess fluid from the blood, and keeping electrolytes in balance
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Electrolytes
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Electrically charged particles
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2 main types of dialysis
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Hemodialysis (HD) and peritoneal dialysis (PD)
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Artificial kidney
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Dialyzer
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Dialyzer
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Contains a semipermeable membrane which allows some substances, such as wastes and excess water out, but keeps others, such as blood cells, in.
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Dialyzer membrane
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Wastes and water pass through the membrane into a fluid called dialysate and some substances pass from the dialysate into the blood.
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Delivery System
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Dialysis machine
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Dialysis Machine
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Controls the flow of blood to the dialyzer, includes safety alarms to monitor the machine during a treatment and mixes and delivers dialysate.
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Access for PD
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Is through a catheter (tube) placed in the abdomen. The blood never leaves the body; instead, the lining of the abdomen, which has many tiny blood vessels, acts as a filter in the same way as a dialyzer.
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Most common type of PD
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Patients use a cycler machine at home while they sleep, to cycle sterile dialysate in and out of the abdomen.
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