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  • Haemodialysis and Peritoneal dialysis

    Haemodialysis and Peritoneal dialysis

    Haemodialysis and Peritoneal dialysis  Haemodialysis and Peritoneal dialysis  are both used to treat Kidney failure.  Hemodialysis uses a man-made membrane (dialyzer) to filter wastes and remove extra fluid from the blood. Peritoneal dialysis uses the…

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  • Peritoneal Dialysis

    Peritoneal Dialysis

    Peritoneal Dialysis Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a treatment for patients with severe chronic kidney disease. The process uses the patient’s peritoneum in the abdomen   as a membrane across which fluids and dissolved substances are exchanged…

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