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Upcoming Events

  1. 40th Annual Meeting of Korean Society of Nephrology (KSN 2020) – New dates Sept 24-27, 2020

    September 24, 2020 - September 27, 2020

  2. 18th Asian Pacific Congress of Nephrology (APCN) 2020 – NEW DATES

    October 2, 2020 - October 4, 2020

  3. [New dates] 7th Latin American Congress on Peritoneal Dialysis – 22nd Colombian Congress of Nephrology

    November 20, 2020 - November 21, 2020

  4. ISPD-EuroPD Joint Congress Glasgow – New dates 27-30 March, 2021

    March 27, 2021 - March 30, 2021

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Questions About PD

  1. What are the guidelines for adding sodium bicarbonate to PD solution for patients experiencing dwell pain. What are other alternatives measures for addressing dwell pain?

  2. What is the rule of thumb when it comes to advising patients on peritoneal dialysis as far as weight lifting restrictions? We usually advise our patients not to lift more than 25 pounds.

  3. I just ordered a cell count, culture and gram stain for a patient. The cell count is less than 50, the patient has no abdominal pain, is not febrile and the effluent is clear. The culture did however indicate staph epidermidis. Per ISPD, this is not treated as peritonitis as the only criteria met was the culture (need 2 criteria met to be considered peritonitis). Am I correct in my statement? Thank you