
Episode 171: Progression to End Stage Renal Disease
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Conservative Management for Low Kidney Function
dialysis in general does not prolong life and renal replacement therapy like chemodalysis is an intense form of therapy that puts us straight on the patient's cardiovascular system during each session. Some patients might choose conservative management as they think that form of renal replacement therapy would interfere with their quality of life as it needs huge adjustments if we spoke about the hemodalysis and peritoneal dialysis then they are therapies that need to be done on a regular basis I want to touch on what we call conservative management so you might come across patients that have a low kidney function for a long period of time but when you speak to the renal team or when you look into the clinic letters you see that renal replacement