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A member asked:
How many times must your kidney fail before you have to go on dialysis?
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1: It only takes one time for your kidneys to completely shut down and you would have to go on dialysis.
Answered 1/17/2012
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??: The" # of times that kidneys fail" is not what decides whether or not dialysis is necessary, that is a decision made after looking at blood tests to measure the levels of proteins that should be cleared by the kidneys ( creatinine) , calculating the GFR - glomerular filtration rate ( or how efficient the kidneys are clearing waste) and urine output. A nephrologist should be on board asap.
Answered 6/10/2014
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