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Tell me why patients with kidney failure eat and drink what they like only during the first few hours of dialysis?

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Dr. S. Smiley Thakur answered

Specializes in Nephrology and Dialysis

Nurses being nice: The total fluid removal target is programmed at the beginning of the dialysis run. Fluids consumed on dialysis are added to the total weight target. The removal target is doable from the onset of dialysis. If you drink 32 oz in the last hour, it is difficult to get this (and the preprogrammed amount) all off in the last hour.

Answered 1/15/2021

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