Kidney School™—a program of Medical Education Institute, Inc.

Module 2—Treatment Options for Kidney Failure

So far, what are your thoughts about HD? Check all that apply:

I need to be able to keep my job and help support my family.
Getting more treatment and having less risk of long-term problems sounds good.
I want staff to do my treatments for me.
I like the idea of doing treatments in my home, on my own schedule.
I would rather have treatments with other patients in a center.
I would rather have treatments with my family and friends around me.
Having built-in quiet time each week would be a good thing.
I'm worried about the dialysis needles.
I'm not sure I could live with the diet and fluid limits of standard HD.
Needing to buy and take fewer drugs sounds like a plus to me.
I don't think I want to do dialysis treatments myself—at least not yet.
I don't want a dialysis machine in my house.
I think my family and I could learn to do HD at home.
I'm not sure what my thoughts are.
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