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Okay...so my topic question is which kind of dialysis is better for your kidneys, hemo dialysis or peritoneal dialysis?

but I need 2 experiments, one for hemo and one for peritoneal. And I don't know what to do. please help me!! :

okay...so my question is which type of dialysis is better for your kidneys, Hemodialysis or Peritoneal dialysis?

and I have kidney disease so I know what dialysis is and all thats kind of stuff but...I need an experiment for both.
so I was wondering if anyone could help?!

Hi,

Here some resources to answer your question:

http://www.kidney.org/news/newsroom/new ... 99&&cid=75

http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/abstract/143/3/174

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/133450.php

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/Press_re ... 11_04.html

http://www.asn-online.org/press/pdf/200 ... elease.pdf

It appears the jury is still out on which type of dialysis is better for your kidneys, but these resources suggest hemodialysis may be better for long term survival (if you have to be on it for more than a year), but patients like peritoneal dialysis better.

Hope this answers your question. Sorry the answer is not more definitive.

Best regards,

Barrett Tomlinson

Hi:

Here are science fair projects done on hemodialysis:

https://emtsef.utsa.edu/History/Listing ... 18SE9EBFA8

https://emtsef.utsa.edu/History/Listing ... 17S59A31F4

http://blog.mlive.com/annarbornews/2008 ... oject.html

Some science fair resources on peritoneal dialysis:

http://www.homedialysis.org/resources/stories/nicole/

Here are sources on the comparison between the two forms of dialysis that may be relevant:
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/291/6/697

http://jasn.asnjournals.org/cgi/content ... 14/11/2851

http://www.sjkdt.org/downloadpdf.asp?is ... ies;type=2

Good luck!

Barrett Tomlinson

Hi,

I have put all your posts in this one thread--please keep any future posts here so the experts will be able to better help you. Thanks!