Chronic kidney disease education

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[...] Cardiac arrhythmia and risk of sudden death are a key fatal outcome in patients. The longer interdialytic interval in three times weekly dialysis programs has been linked to an increased risk of cardiac arrest in patients. One of the important factors associated with better survival in patients is the maintenance of residual renal function. In the dialysis, however, there is an acceleration in the residual renal function. Consequently, there is a reduction in urine volume and a broad-spectrum reduction in the level of clearance of uremic toxins (H.W. [...]

[...] doi: 10.1038 /ki Pugh-Clarke, K. (2011). Handbook of Chronic Kidney Disease Management by John.T. Daugirdas. Journal of Renal Care, 123–123. doi: 10.1111 /j.1755- 6686.2011 .00239.x Daugirdas, J. T., Blake, P. G., & Ing, T. S. (2012). Handbook of dialysis. : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Hörl, W. [...]

[...] Pre dialysis education encompasses giving all the necessary information to renal patients ranging from the different forms of dialysis, and the disadvantages and advantages of each hence allowing the patient to use the information for their own personal decision making. Over the years, patients who reach end stage renal disease decline to start dialysis at the recommended time by physicians and choose to delay it. Research was conducted on adult patients who delayed their dialysis(Daugirdas & Ing p. 64). Results conducted revealed that as much as the delayed dialysis patients had more co morbidities; the delay made no difference in survival or their duration of hospitalization during dialysis(H.W. H p. 98) . [...]

[...] Consequently, they seek medical care when it is already too late or opt for dialysis when simple changes would have equally been effective in the management of their conditions. Therefore, it is noticeable that access to information and delayed dialysis is indeed a positive for renal failure patient References Beecher, R. M., & Mercy College (Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.). (2002). Pre-dialysis education for patients and family members starting hemodialysis. Rao, M. K. (2009). Chronic Kidney Disease: National Clinical Guideline for Early Identification and Management in Adults in Primary and Secondary Care. Kidney Int, 571–571. [...]

[...] The identification of chronic kidney failure in the laboratory is through a blood test for creatinine. Creatinine levels determine the glomerular filtration rate in the kidneys. This in turn impedes on the kidneys' ability excessive water and wastes from the blood stream. Dialysis is a medical process entailing the removal of waste and glut water from the blood. Dialysis is used principally as a substitute for lost kidney function in individuals going through renal failure. The treatment can be used while varying stages of kidney diseases such as acute kidney injury through to chronic kidney disease (Daugirdas & Ing p. [...]