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Health EducationNuclear Medicine Renal (Kidney) Parenchymal Scan 核醫腎實質掃描檢查
2022/12/8Based on a clinical evaluation, your doctor may recommend a nuclear medicine renal ( kidney ) parenchymal scan to confirm a suspected kidney disorder.
CAPD Shunt Scan 核醫滲漏檢查(CAPD Shunt)
2022/12/8Please avoid contact with babies and pregnant women the day you receive the low dose radioactive isotope injection.
Urinary Tract Infection and Acute Pyelonephritis 泌尿道感染與急性腎盂腎炎
2022/11/23Urinary tract infection is the massive breeding by the enteric bacteria near the anus area that sneaks to the previously bacteria-free urinary tract, which eventually follows the urinary tract upward and causes inflammation.
What is automated peritoneal dialysis? 「全自動腹膜透析」是什麼?
2022/11/23Automated peritoneal dialysis is carried out by a desktop automatic peritoneal dialysis machine that offers you for three or more times of changing dialysate circles continuously. Its advantage is convenient, easy to operate, offer better quality of the life and even obtain better dialysis result.
Chronic Renal Failure 慢性腎衰竭
2022/11/23Renal failure is renal cell injury which leads to reduced renal cell amount and inadequate elimination of body waste. When the injury is irreversible, it is called chronic renal failure. When the kidney is severely injured and leads to symptoms like edema, nausea, vomiting, and conscious disturbance, it’s called “uremia”.
Introduction to Polycystic Kidney Disease 多囊腎
2022/11/23Polycystic kidney is also called bubble kidney. Most patients belong to autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. It mainly involves kidney, followed by liver and pancreas.
Nephrotic syndrome 腎病症候群
2022/11/23Nephrotic syndrome is caused by increased permeability of glomeruli, large amount of urine protein loss ( >3.5 g per day and subsequently leading to hypoalbuminemia < 3.0g/dl ), edema and hyperlipidemia (mainly cholesterol).
How to Protect Your Vascular Access 如何保護您的洗腎血管通路
2022/11/23Prohibit measuring blood pressure, drawing blood, or receiving intravenous fluid of wrist with vascular access.
Choices of Treatments for End-stage Renal Disease (ESRD) 如何選擇末期腎衰竭的治療方式
2022/11/23When renal function declined to below 10% of that of a normal person, the kidney can’t handle metabolic wastes and water efficiently. Then uremic symptoms, such as edema, nausea, vomiting, fatigue and dyspnea would appear. In addition to diet modification and medical treatment, renal replacement therapies are eventually mandatory for maintenance of homeostasis.
Introduction to Home Pertioneal Dialysis 認識居家腹膜透析
2022/11/23Home peritoneal dialysis is the modality of dialysis that you can operate by yourself. Home peritoneal dialysis is different from hemodialysis which needs to regularly visit the hospital three times a week. If the condition is stable, you only need to visit the hospital once a month.