The Medication Dialysis package is appropriate for use in a setting where an understanding of the complex nature of medications in renal disease is needed. 

It can be used when focusing on progressive renal insufficiency; hemodialysis/home hemodialysis education or peritoneal dialysis education is required.

The Medication Dialysis package is appropriate for use by both pharmacists and nurses.

The Medication Dialysis package includes two set of laminated cards:

1. A Guide to Understanding Medications with Kidney Failure
2. A Guide to Understanding Laboratory Tests with Renal Failure

The Medication Dialysis package also includes two posters:

1. Medications in Kidney Failure
2. Blood Pressure Control in Renal Failure

A Guide to Understanding Medications with Kidney Failure (Teaching Cards)

This set of cards begins with a discussion of the need for medication in renal failure and factors to consider when taking medications with renal failure.

A Guide to
Understanding
Medications
with Kidney Failure.

A Guide to Understanding Laboratory tests with Kidney Disease (Teaching Cards)

This set of Teaching Cards address the following topics:

This set of teaching cards recognizes the delicate balance between medications and laboratory results. 

The materials in the medication and the laboratory teaching cards compliment each other.

A Guide to
Understanding
Laboratory tests
with Kidney Disease

Medications in Renal Failure (poster)

The writer has attempted to provide an overview of the concept of medication use in renal failure without overwhelming the learner.

The poster is divided into four sections:

1.      The need for medications in renal disease

2.      Factors influencing medication use in renal disease

3.      What to discuss with Nephrologist or Renal Pharmacist

4.      Types of medication common in renal failure

Medications in
Renal Failure

Blood Pressure Control in Renal Failure (poster)

The writer has attempted to provide an overview of the concept without overwhelming the learner.

The poster is divided into three sections:

1. Possible reasons for hypertension in renal disease
2. Introduction to antihypertensives
3. Introduction to how antihypertensives work on the body

Blood Pressure
Control in
Renal Failure