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#192 Dialysis for the Internist with Joel Topf MD

The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast

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The Different Types of Dialysis

There are three treatments for kidney failure: transplant, conservative care and dialysis. Hemodialysis is the standard treatment in the U.S., but that's not the case all around the world. Peritoneal dialysis has a survival advantage over hemodialysis based on residual renal function. The big advantage of peritoneal Dialysis is huge patient independence to control their urine flow.

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