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Dialysis

Patient and Family Education

Hemodialysis (HD) resources

Dialysis Access Care – Dos And Don’ts for AV Fistulas and Grafts (PDF) (Russian) (Spanish)
Dialysis Telephone List (PDF)
Hemodialysis Catheter Care (PDF) (Russian) (Spanish)
Hemodialysis Education Calendar (PDF) (Spanish)
Hemodialysis – New Patient Checklist (PDF) (Spanish)
How to Change a Dressing for a Hemodialysis Catheter (Video)
How to Disconnect From the Dialysis Machine in an Emergency: For Catheters (PDF) (Russian) (Spanish)
How to Disconnect From the Dialysis Machine in an Emergency: For Fistulas (PDF) (Russian) (Spanish)
Missing Hemodialysis Treatments Can be Dangerous (PDF) (Russian) (Spanish)
Tips for Holiday Eating When on Hemodialysis (PDF) (Russian) (Spanish)
Your Child’s Hemodialysis – What to Expect on the Dialysis Unit (PDF) (Russian) (Spanish)
HUS and Your Child (PDF) (Spanish)

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) resources

Connecting and Disconnecting from the Amia Cycler (PDF) (Spanish)
Connecting and Disconnecting from the Home Choice Cycler (PDF) (Spanish)
Dialysis Telephone List (PDF)
Getting Fluid Samples From a Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter (PDF) (Spanish)
Peritoneal Dialysis at Home Handbook (PDF) (Spanish) (Vietnamese)
Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter: Care After Placement (PDF) (Spanish)
Peritoneal Dialysis Problem Solving Tips (PDF) (Spanish)
What You Need to Know for Your Home Peritoneal Dialysis Visit (PDF) (Spanish)

Both HD and PD resources

Disaster Preparedness for Dialysis Patients at Seattle Children’s (PDF) (Russian) (Spanish)
Kidney Diseases in Childhood
Kidney Failure
When Your Child Has a Chronic Kidney Disease
Dialysis at Seattle Children’s
Lab Tests Your Child Will Have While on Dialysis (PDF) (Russian) (Spanish)
Tips to Weighing Yourself Before and After Dialysis (PDF) (Spanish)
Fluids and Dialysis (PDF) (Russian) (Spanish)
How the Kidneys Work
Hypertension Clinic (PDF)
Kidney Disease Adult Transition Letter (PDF) (Spanish)
Medicines Commonly Prescribed When on Dialysis (PDF) (Russian) (Spanish)
Signs of High or Low Blood Pressure During Dialysis (PDF) (Russian) (Spanish)
Vitamin D (PDF) (Spanish)

Transition to Adult Care – All Dialysis Types and ESRD

Pre and Post Assessment

SCOPE Pre-Post Learning Assessment Checklist (Spanish)

SCOPE Dialysis Collaborative Modules

Letters

Caregiver letter (Spanish)
Patient letter (age 11+) (Spanish)

Videos (English only)

Useful links

Seattle Children’s complies with applicable federal and other civil rights laws and does not discriminate, exclude people or treat them differently based on race, color, religion (creed), sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin (ancestry), age, disability, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local law. Financial assistance for medically necessary services is based on family income and hospital resources and is provided to children under age 21 whose primary residence is in Washington, Alaska, Montana or Idaho.