A Guide to Understanding Laboratory Tests with Kidney Disease

A Guide to Understanding Laboratory tests with Kidney Disease is appropriate for use in a predialysis, hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, clinic or office setting.

This set of Teaching Cards address the following topics:
* Types of tests (x-rays, lab, and ECG's)
* Types of waste products
* Dialysis adequacy (with reference to DOQI)
* Anaemia status
* Potassium balance
* Calcium/phosphorus balance

Waste products/Dialysis Adequacy

The source of waste products, how dialysis adequacy is measured, factors that influence the amount of waste products, and possible changes in treatment are presented in easy to understand language and accompanied by pictures.

Anemia status

The pathophysiology, causes, and symptoms of anemia are presented with words and pictures. The treatment of anemia is then introduced.

Calcium, Phosphorus and Vitamin D Connection

The pathophysiology of bone disease is explicitly yet simply presented in word format and pictures.

Potassium

Both the physiology of potassium in the body and the symptoms of elevated or too low potassium are presented with diagrams.

'Anaemia Status' and 'Calcium, Phosphorus and Vitamin D Connection' and 'Dialysis Adequacy' are also available as posters.

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