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Alan Green

Alan Green is an academic pharmacist practitioner at the University of Sunderland and Gateshead NHS Foundation Trust, and a member of the UK Renal Pharmacy Group

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  • Dialysis involves passing the patient’s blood against a semi-permeable membrane. The main options are haemodialysis (HD) pictured, using a dialysis machine and peritoneal dialysis (PD), which uses the patient’s peritoneum

    Dialysis: principles and treatment optionsSubscription

    20 MAR 2015

    How to choose between haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis when starting renal replacement therapy.

  • Patients with end-stage renal disease require renal replacement therapy, such as dialysis, to replace the function of the kidneys. Patients will require clinical management to provide a number of small functions. In the image, a patient receives dialysis

    Dialysis: managementSubscription

    20 MAR 2015

    How to identify and manage potential complications and challenges presented by haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis.

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