End Stage Renal Disease
End Stage Renal DiseaseEnd Stage Renal Disease occurs when your kidneys are working at less than 10 to 15% of normal. At this stage, thekidneys cannot do the critical work of cleaning the blood and ridding your body of extra fluids, and you’ll feel ill.There are two treatment options for someone with ESRD. The first is dialysis, where an artificial kidney cleans thepatient’s blood. The second option is transplant, where a healthy kidney from a donor replaces the damaged kidneyin the patient.“Patients with end stage renal disease traditionally have a kidney function typically less than ten percent ofnormal and they have symptoms of their chronic kidney disease.”– Dr. Aaron Dall Nephrologist/Kidney SpecialistNarration:Those symptoms may include loss of appetite, fatigue, swelling, shortness of breath, weakness, nausea orconfusion.2 These symptoms happen because the kidney can’t get rid of the waste your body produces or the excessfluid that builds up when the kidneys don’t work.Nona Rowen was diagnosed with end stage renal disease 15 years ago after a routine doctor visit. She had nosymptoms, but lab tests confirmed the frightening news…“I had lost three quarters use in both kidneys. I had end stage renal failure. It would be a matter of three to fiveyears before I was on some form of dialysis and if I’m lucky, I may be eligible for a transplant. That news blewme away.” – Nona, PatientNona was put on medications, and, eventually, started dialysis to help do the work that her kidneys were no longerable to do.“The ability to get rid of fluid is a vital function. Dialysis takes that over when the kidneys have failed. Thedialysis process actually removes excess fluid from the body.”– Dr. Allan Roza Kidney Transplant SurgeonThere are two types of dialysis. Hemodialysis and peritoneal. In hemodialysis, a machine acts as an artificial kidneyremoving waste and extra fluid from your blood. It usually requires going to a special dialysis clinic three times aweek, but in some cases it can be done at home. In peritoneal dialysis, your blood is cleaned inside your body. It canbe done at home or wherever it’s convenient for you.Nona chose peritoneal dialysis.“The peritoneal dialysis is a dialysis that you could do yourself. You can do it in your home and you can do it inyour office. And that’s exactly what I did.” – Nona, PatientPage 1 of 2This program is for informational purposes only. Publisher disclaims all guarantees regarding the accuracy, completeness,or suitability of this video for medical decision making. For all health related issues please contact your healthcare provider.HCRN1001298 EN EndStageRenalDisease.pdf© The Wellness NetworkEnd Stage Renal Disease“What I tell patients is regardless of the type of dialysis you receive, the more dialysis the better. Very muchlike our kidneys which are working 24/7. If a patient can do home hemodialysis or home peritoneal dialysis,they’re doing it every day.” – Dr. Allan Roza Kidney Transplant Surgeon“It was life changing. It's something that I knew four times a day I had to do I had to take care of my ownhealth.” – Nona, PatientFollowing the recommendation of her health care team, Nona put her name on the transplant list. Two yearslater, she got the call that there was a match. She had surgery, followed by careful monitoring, to make sure hernew, donated kidney was doing it’s life-saving job.“A day I'll never forget. I got the most important gift of all. I got the gift of life.” – Nona, PatientIf you are diagnosed with End Stage Renal Disease, ask your healthcare team whether dialysis or a kidneytransplant are right for you.Page 2 of 2This program is for informational purposes only. Publisher disclaims all guarantees regarding the accuracy, completeness,or suitability of this video for medical decision making. For all health related issues please contact your healthcare provider.HCRN1001298 EN EndStageRenalDisease.pdf© The Wellness Network
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