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DIALYSIS
HEMODIALYSIS
RISKS
PERITONEAL DIALYSIS
• Risk of infection in the
catheter or around the
abdominal cavity.
• Weakening of abdominal
muscles.
• High blood sugar from the
dialysis fluid.
• Weight gain.
HEMODIALYSIS
• Drop in blood pressure.
• Anemia, or not having enough red
blood cells.
• Muscle cramps.
• Difficulty sleeping.
• Itching.
• High levels of potassium in the
blood.
• Depression.
• Pericarditis, inflammation in the
membrane around the blood.
PERITONEAL DIALYSIS
HEMODIALYSIS
POST-TEST
CARE
PERITONEAL
DIALYSIS
Patients must have a consumption of
water and salt that allows maintaining
a constant weight. They must take
exquisite care when handling the
catheter and bags to prevent them
from becoming infected, making the
entire process as hygienic as possible.
HEMODIALYSIS
Patients should take care
of the fistula site. For
example, blood pressure
should not be taken in that
arm, and blood tests
should not be drawn from
that extremity.
VOCABULARY
liquid - liquido
catheter - cateter
machine - maquina
muscles - musculos
jugular - yugular
itch - picazon
hemodialysis - hemodialisis
inflammation - inflamacion
Red blood cells - globulos rojos
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