This brochure discusses the importance of adequate dialysis and how to know if you are receiving enough dialysis. It answers questions regarding how blood should be drawn and how to check on the adequacy of your dialysis treatments. It also provides information on how to calculate Urea Reduction Ratio (URR), an important value for dialysis patients. This Advisory applies to patients who normally have three hemodialysis treatments each week.

To download an electronic copy of the brochure, please click on the link below or call 800-749-2257 to request a copy be mailed to you. Please note that at this time, AAKP is only able to send packages to addresses in the United States. AAKP can not send complimentary packages to P.O. Boxes.

AAKP Advisory: Inadequate Hemodialysis Increases the Risk of Premature Death

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The content only of this brochure is also accessible through the following links:

• What Is Enough Dialysis?
• Are You Getting Enough Dialysis?
• Checking on the Adequacy of Your Dialysis Treatments: URR
• What Should Your URR Be?
• How to Calculate Your URR
• Some Units May Use Kt/V Instead Of URR as the Measure of Adequacy
• How Should Blood be Drawn?
• Maintain Proper Nutrition
• Is Your Blood Access OK?
• Questions You Should Ask Your Doctor!