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What Is Conservative Kidney Care? Conservative kidney care is a non-dialysis approach to treating advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD). Instead of using dialysis or pursuing a transplant, this care model focuses on relieving symptoms, maintaining comfort, and aligning treatment with a person’s individual goals and values. Is it the same as “doing nothing”? Not at…
When it comes to taking care of your health, some specialists stay behind the scenes until they’re urgently needed. The nephrologist is one of them. These highly trained physicians specialize in diagnosing and managing diseases of the kidneys — a set of organs often overlooked until they begin to falter. But understanding what a nephrologist…
When kidneys fail, life continues—but it changes. You may feel that your body has betrayed you, or that your options are narrowing. But in reality, the decision to begin dialysis opens the door to multiple possible paths, each shaped by how you live, what you value, and the support systems around you. Choosing a dialysis…
Vascular access is the lifeline of hemodialysis. Without a reliable way to circulate blood between the body and the dialysis machine, the treatment simply cannot occur. Choosing, creating, and caring for a vascular access point is one of the most critical decisions in managing end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). This post explores the three main types…
What Does Peritoneal Dialysis Adequacy Actually Mean? If you’re doing peritoneal dialysis (PD), you may have heard your care team say that your treatment is “adequate.” But what does peritoneal dialysis adequacy really mean? Is it a measure of how well you feel, how much fluid you’re removing, or how your labs look? In clinical…
The transition from chronic kidney disease to thrice-weekly blood purification is daunting, but knowing the science behind each session turns anxiety into agency. At the center of that science is hemodialysis adequacy—the quantitative snapshot of how completely a treatment eliminates uremic toxins and extra fluid. Think of it as the report card that determines whether…