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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: Alex C. on September 26, 2015, 06:17:38 AM

Title: UF calculations?
Post by: Alex C. on September 26, 2015, 06:17:38 AM

I try to be proactive about my dialysis, and I always tell the technicians exactly what my UF setting will be. The problem with this seems to be that no 2 techs start or end the session the same way, resulting in a saline gain of as little as .1kg to as much as .5kg. One tech flushes the lines until they are almost running clear, and the next one only goes so far as seeing the venous chamber becoming orange-ish.

Title: Re: UF calculations?
Post by: Simon Dog on September 26, 2015, 11:15:04 AM

The solution is to tell the tech when to stop flushing.

Title: Re: UF calculations?
Post by: Gerald Lively on October 02, 2015, 03:05:01 PM

It's your body, take control.  Start by giving them the finger.