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When you are on dialysis, your doctor may recommend that you get outside for some exercise, such as walking for at least 30 minutes a day. But what if the weather isn’t exactly right for a walk around your or due to these COVID times your scared to step out? you can still get the… Continue reading Indoor Exercises

Itchy,dry skin is a common symptom among chronic kidney disorder or dialysis individuals. This condition is primarily called uremic pruritus. It can happen in different parts of the body for different individuals and at different times which is perfectly normal. Some experience it during/after dialysis and some experience it on an everyday basis. What is important to… Continue reading Itchy Skin/Uremic Pruritus in Dialysis

What is dry weight? Normal weight without any extra fluid in your body is called “dry weight.” A person with healthy kidneys may urinate up to seven times a day. However, most people on dialysis make little to no urine, because their kidneys are no longer properly removing wastes and extra fluid from the body.… Continue reading Dry Weight – Strike The Balance

By: Dr. S. Krishnan, Consultant Nephrologist & Medical Director, NephroPlus Dialysis Centre, Secunderabad COVID-19 has changed the outlook for many people and what they use to take for granted may now retain a greater measure of importance. COVID Hospitals and ICUs have been the center of battlefield for many Doctors and the Paramedical staff who in my… Continue reading Post Corona Disaster – What I realized, What I hope!

Since March 2020, when the pandemic entered India, it was never a question of “Will I get it” but more “When might I get it”. Most clinicians like me, who do hospital rounds everyday carry that reality within themselves. Hence, we live very self-vigilant of any minor deviation of health. On the evening of June… Continue reading A Journey of Recovery From COVID – 19

By: Kamal D. Shah, Co-Founder & Director, Guest Services, NephroPlus Hepatitis C is a major problem in dialysis patients. Dialysis patients are at risk of seroconversion (getting infected with the virus) since their blood is being drawn out of the body and is passed through an external system. This risk is further increased when the… Continue reading Hepatitis C Testing in Dialysis Patients: Making Sense of The Various Options

Friedrich Nietzsche, the famous German philosopher wrote, “He who has a why to live for can bear with almost any how“. People who have a purpose in life can bear any conditions or situations they are confronted with, however adverse. This was true for people in Nazi Germany. This was found true in the experiment carried out by the young doctor in… Continue reading Dialysis Patients Must Find a Purpose in Their Life – Quality of Life Will Follow

Author: Kamal D. Shah (Acknowledgements: A. Shukla for reviewing the draft and suggesting improvements.)  If you are on Peritoneal Dialysis, you should understand the components of your PD prescription. Each aspect of the prescription indicates some part of your overall treatment. If you understand the significance of the parameters, you can have a more informed… Continue reading Know Your Peritoneal Dialysis

For those of us on Hemodialysis, it is important to know some of the basics involved. Since it is our life at stake here, it serves us well to be familiar with the basic concepts of dialysis. This will help us individualise our treatment and make it work best for us. There are broadly four… Continue reading Know Your hemodialysis

Everyone on dialysis would like to lead a normal life if given a choice. However, people on dialysis  often have constraints that prevent them from doing things that people with healthy kidneys do. Exercise is one such example. Exercise is beneficial for everyone irrespective of whether their kidneys are functioning or not. It keeps the… Continue reading Exercising on Dialysis: An Important Tool in The Quest For a Normal Life