Thursday, 29 November 2012

Blog # 3 Devil's Advocate

My research paper is on kidney function and dialysis treatment.  In the dialysis treatment section I am focusing more on hemodialysis rather than the other two treatment option, which are peritoneal dialysis and organ transplant.  The reason I am choosing to focus more on hemodialysis is because I have a family connection to this type of treatment and it is the most popular.  I will still mention the other treatments, but focus on hemodialysis since it is more popular in our health system.

Also mentioned in the research paper are symptoms to watch for that could be indicators of (early) kidney failure.  However, some of these symptoms are very general.  The symptoms are not always specific just to kidney disease and could be nearly impossible to diagnose from something as simple as ‘trouble sleeping’.  However, I will point out that when several of these symptoms come into play that a person should be check by a doctor to diagnose the problem in which kidney failure could be a possible result.

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