Dialysis Part II

This is the second part of my Dialysis videos.

Send a message to me if you have any questions.

UPDATE:

I've posted another video of my recovery from transplant one year later. Please check it out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKVqV398xh8

Damon Danieli

Category:

Education

Tags:

• dialysis
• disease
• kidney
• lwkc

[bobbyfaith]

awesome video. I wonder at the medical marvel of the dialysis machine and wish healthy and speedy recovery for patient faced with kidney problem.

but I do have a question on dialysis machine. How do they clean the machine after dialysis? Since one persons blood has been through the machine so they would have to clean it to use it again, right?

or is there a filter (which they call kidney here) that they just remove after dialysis. Can someone let me know if they know.

[damondanieli]

@bobbyfaith They dispose of all materials that have come in contact with blood (tubes, needles, the artificial kidney, etc). They also wipe down the machine and seat with a disinfectant.

The whole dialysis center is very hygienic.

[NoobsyPoopsy]

The nurse is wonderful!

[damondanieli]

@NoobsyPoopsy Teresa is! (and so are all of the rest of the staff at Northwest Kidney Centers).

[dcleary5]

Thank you for posting this video. I had so many question about Diaysis' I was wondering does all your blood go through the machine or just a little bit a time.

[damondanieli]

@dcleary5 There is less than 1 pint (0.5 liters) of blood outside your body at any given time, but over the course of a 4-hour "run" you will have all of your blood cycled several times.

Thanks for your question.

[randomheroyo]

Work in a dialysis unit

[hubbahubba1432]

Ouch are you okay I just see huge veins

[funkandgroovin]

no you cant. you are connected to the machine and sit in a chair for about 5 hours . at least three times a week.

[FePelLin]

5 stars!

Your video made me miss my days like student in dialisis unit.

I was a lucky student for that assignment!