What do the Kidneys do? The kidneys work as a filtering unit for the blood in our bodies and help in excreting waste products from the blood stream. The kidney filters out waste products from the ...

Three types of peritoneal dialysis are available. 1. Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD) CAPD requires no machine and can be done in any clean, well-lit place. With CAPD, your blood is ...

Leonard Pinkney knew for years that his DNA was against him — he has family history on both sides of diabetes, blood pressure and heart attacks. The Susquehanna Twp. man was diagnosed with diabetes 24 ...

To determine whether nocturnal peritoneal dialysis (NPD) is associated with improvement in sleep apnea compared with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). Two studies were conducted. In ...

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On the occasion of World Kidney Day 2021 being observed on March 11, let's talk about different kinds of dialysis. Chronic kidney disease is one of the major non-communicable diseases affecting 229 ...