What should I know about the Dailyser Machine.

[napala turki]

Dear all,

I have been going on Dailysis for the past 20 months. Yet does not what are the parameters on the dialyser machine indicates. Presently I only knew 2 things
1. the UF - how much water will be removed from our body.
2. Blood pump (ml/min), amount of the blood removed for and returned into the blood stream.

What else I should know, appreciated your kind assist.

Napala Turki
Malaysia.

[jbeany]

Find out what potassium bath they are using.  It helps to know that, so you can look and see if the right K bath is set up for you.
Find out if they are using a UF profile.  Are they pulling a steady amount of fluid over the whole treatment or does it vary over time?  If you are prone to cramping at the end of the run, changing to something that pulls less rapidly at the end can sometimes help.
What is your normal sodium setting?  It's another thing that you should be checking to see if it's set correctly.
Does your center reuse filters?  If so, how often? 

That's a start - anyone else got more to add?

[monrein]

I'd be asking many questions every session NT.  Ask those nice nurses what every button is for and make sure you get a read out of your blood work when they do it.  I find it really important to know what the numbers mean and then you can know how effective a dialysis you're getting.

The Pa (arterial pressure)  is the pressure of the blood coming out of your arm and the Va (venous pressure) is the pressure of the blood returning to your arm.