| The predialysis package
includes one set of laminated cards and 6 posters: This package is
ideal in a predialysis setting, Nephrology office setting or when
a person is considering transferring from one type of dialysis to
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Predialysis:
Uremia and Treatment Options
This set of Teaching Cards contains
6 double-sided color 8.5" x 11" laminated cards with both easy to
understand wording and over fifty graphic illustrations.
Laminating allows for easy bedside
use as they can be wiped off with damp cloth.
The cards are held together by a
releasable ring which enables the flexibility of bringing some or
all of the cards to the bedside. The posters are 12" x 18" large
font, full-coloured and laminated.
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1. Principles
of Dialysis
This poster provides a graphic representation
of an artificial kidney.
A line down the middle illustrates
this artificial kidney, with openings throughout the image portraying
the semipermeable membrane. One side of the line is the blood
side and the other side of the line is the dialysate side.
This representation of the artificial
kidney is suitable to demonstrate either the principles of a dialyzer
or a peritoneal membrane.
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Principles
of Dialysis
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2. Treatment Options
- A Comparison of Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis
This set of two posters speak to
some of the more common questions frequently asked about hemodialysis
and peritoneal dialysis.
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Treatment
Options - A Comparison of Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis
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3. Symptoms of
Uraemia
This poster addresses some of the
more common symptoms of uraemia in renal failure.
Simplistic pictures accompany each
of the symptoms.
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Symptoms
of Uraemia
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4. Normal Renal
Function
This poster provides an overview
of the functions of the normal kidney. Simplistic detail is provided
on:
- Red blood cell production
- Blood pressure control
- Calcium and Phosphorous balance
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Normal Renal
Function
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5. Anatomy of
the renal system
There are three pictures on this
poster.
- The gross anatomy of the renal
system depicting the relative.
- The kidney cut in longitudinal
section.
- The nephron
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Anatomy
of the renal system
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6. Hemodialysis
Access
This poster addresses some of the
more common issues surrounding AV Fistulas and Grafts for hemodialysis
use.
The poster is arranged into four
areas of discussion:
- The need for a vascular access
for hemodialysis
- A description of an AV Fistula
and Graft
- Common questions regarding a hemodialysis
access
- Care of the AV Fistula or Graft
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Hemodialysis
Access
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