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Health EducationNephrotic syndrome 腎病症候群
2024/1/2Nephrotic syndrome is caused by increased permeability of glomeruli, large amount of urine protein loss ( >3.5 g per day and subsequently leading to hypoalbuminemia < 3.0g/dl ), edema and hyperlipidemia (mainly cholesterol).
How to Protect Your Vascular Access 如何保護您的洗腎血管通路
2024/1/2Prohibit measuring blood pressure, drawing blood, or receiving intravenous fluid of wrist with vascular access.
Choices of Treatments for End-stage Renal Disease (ESRD) 如何選擇末期腎衰竭的治療方式
2024/1/2When renal function declined to below 10% of that of a normal person, the kidney can’t handle metabolic wastes and water efficiently. Then uremic symptoms, such as edema, nausea, vomiting, fatigue and dyspnea would appear. In addition to diet modification and medical treatment, renal replacement therapies are eventually mandatory for maintenance of homeostasis.
Introduction to Home Pertioneal Dialysis 認識居家腹膜透析
2024/1/2Home peritoneal dialysis is the modality of dialysis that you can operate by yourself. Home peritoneal dialysis is different from hemodialysis which needs to regularly visit the hospital three times a week. If the condition is stable, you only need to visit the hospital once a month.
Pre- ESRD Care: Diet control 未透析前腎衰竭病人的飲食控制
2024/1/2In pre-dialysis patients, low dietary protein intake can reduce the production of nitrogen-containing waste products. In addition, it prevents the deterioration of renal function.
What is hydronephrosis? 何謂水腎?
2024/1/2Hydronephrosis means abnormal dilatation of the collecting system of the kidney (renal pelvis). It can be classified according to its severity.
Hematuria 什麼是血尿?
2024/1/2Hematuria is red blood cells in the urine which might be gross hematuria and microscopic hematuria. Gross hematuria means the hematuria (red urine) can be seen by naked eyes clearly.
Introduction to Renal Biopsy 腎臟穿刺切片檢查說明
2024/1/2Renal biopsy is that a small piece of renal tissue is cut by a specially designed puncture needle through your back under ultrasound scan. You must maintain a prone position during the procedure.
What is automated peritoneal dialysis? 「全自動腹膜透析」是什麼?
2024/1/2Automated peritoneal dialysis is carried out by a desktop automatic peritoneal dialysis machine that offers you for three or more times of changing dialysate circles continuously. Its advantage is convenient, easy to operate, offer better quality of the life and even obtain better dialysis result.