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    The document provides information on medication and exercise recommendations for dialysis patients. It lists medications patients may be prescribed to stimulate red blood cells, replace iron, bind phosphate in the blood, provide vitamins lost during dialysis, increase calcium levels, and antibiotics that build up since the kidneys cannot remove them fully. It also recommends exercising the fistula to strengthen the vein used for dialysis access and exercising regularly for overall health benefits.

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    The document provides information on medication and exercise recommendations for dialysis patients. It lists medications patients may be prescribed to stimulate red blood cells, replace iron, bind phosphate in the blood, provide vitamins lost during dialysis, increase calcium levels, and antibiotics that build up since the kidneys cannot remove them fully. It also recommends exercising the fistula to strengthen the vein used for dialysis access and exercising regularly for overall health benefits.

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    Discharge Planning - Renal Disorder

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    Camila Daludado
    The document provides information on medication and exercise recommendations for dialysis patients. It lists medications patients may be prescribed to stimulate red blood cells, replace iron, bind phosphate in the blood, provide vitamins lost during dialysis, increase calcium levels, and antibiotics that build up since the kidneys cannot remove them fully. It also recommends exercising the fistula to strengthen the vein used for dialysis access and exercising regularly for overall health benefits.

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    Discharge Planning
    MEDICATION Educate the client’s significant others and ● The kidneys help to make red
    patient itself regarding the proper blood cells in the body.
    administration of the prescribed ● The doctor often prescribes
    medications: iron sucrose (Venofer) to
    patients who are starting
    ● Red blood cell stimulating agent dialysis. It replaces the iron in
    - Darbepoetin (aranesp) the body.
    - erythropoietin (eprex) ● Medications called phosphate
    binders also help with the
    ● Iron build-up of phosphate in the
    ● Phrosphate binders blood.They bind dietary
    phosphate in the gut and
    ● Vitamin B and C (replavite) prevent it from being
    absorbed.
    ● Calcitriol (rocaltrol) ● Some vitamin B and C are
    ● Antibiotics lost during dialysis.The
    multivitamin called Replavite
    ● Uremol cream provides these vitamins. Take
    Replavite after dialysis for
    best results
    ● Calcitriol is the active form of
    vitamin D. Your doctor may
    prescribe calcitriol to increase
    calcium levels in the blood,
    which keeps bones healthy.
    ● For patients on hemodialysis,
    antibiotics can build up
    because the kidney isn’t able
    to fully remove them from the
    body. Tell your doctor and
    pharmacist that you are on
    dialysis when being
    prescribed antibiotics
    ● Some patients on dialysis
    become very itchy. This
    happens because substances
    build up in the body that were
    normally removed by the
    kidneys

    EXERCISE\ ● Advice the patient to exercise his ● Exercises help the fistula get
    ENVIRONMENT fistula stronger and bigger. This
    ● Encourage the patient to exercise makes blood flow from the
    regularly for 30 minutes at least 3 artery to the vein. Over time,
    times each week. This may include: this makes the vein wall grow
    • Walking bigger and stronger.
    • Treadmill use ● Benefits will include lighter

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