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Because Atlantis Dialysis is a Canadianowned and operated company, clients know that their health is in good hands. Atlantis clinics adhere to very strict quality control standards, ensuring that they meet and exceed Canadian Standards Association (CSA), Association For The Advancement Of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) and Centre For Disease Control Atlanta (CDC) standards.
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Dialysis is a life-extending treatment for patients who would otherwise not be able to survive. For some patients, dialysis is not enough to sustain their lives. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reported an annual mortality rate of up to 23 percent for American dialysis patients. However, some dialysis patients may live as long as people who do not have renal failure, according to the National Kidney Foundation. Researchers are investigating whether dialysis procedures can be improved to reduce that mortality rate. Better patient education ... may increase the success of dialysis by encouraging patients to monitor symptoms, adhere to their treatment schedule and undergo regular testing.
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Home Dialysis is not a new therapy. In fact, it was one of the earliest modalities of therapy made available to patients. Home dialysis was started in Boston, Seattle and London in the early 1960s as a way to provide cost-effective dialysis to a greater number of patients. At the time, there was little or no insurance coverage for the cost of dialysis therapy in the hospital. Home dialysis became a cost-effective alternative for patients, one that required the commitment of the patient as well as a “partner” who trained with the patient to perform dialysis in the home.
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Dialysis works on the principles of the diffusion and osmosis of solutes and fluid across a semipermeable membrane. Blood flows by one side of a semipermeable membrane, and a dialysate or fluid flows by the opposite side. Smaller solutes and fluid pass through the membrane. The blood flows in one direction and the dialysate flows in the opposite. The concentrations of undesired solutes (for example potassium, calcium, and urea) are high in the blood, but low or absent in the dialysis solution and constant replacement of the dialysate ensures that the concentration of undesired solutes is kept low on this side of the membrane. The dialysis solution has levels of minerals like potassium and calcium that are similar to their natural concentration in healthy blood.
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Dialysis-related amyloidosis (DRA) is common in people who have been on dialysis for more than 5 years. DRA develops when proteins in the blood deposit on joints and tendons, causing pain, stiffness, and fluid in the joints, as is the case with arthritis. Working kidneys filter out these proteins, but dialysis filters are not as effective. For more information, see the NIDDK fact sheet Amyloidosis and Kidney Disease.
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Dialysis is just one facet of a comprehensive treatment approach for ESRD. Although dialysis treatment is very effective in removing toxins and fluids from the body, there are several functions of the kidney it cannot mimic, such as regulating high blood pressure and red blood cell production. Patients with ESRD need to watch their dietary and fluid intake carefully and take medications as prescribed to manage their disease.
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