INVESTIGATIONS FOR HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS

MONTHLY

  • TO DO JUST BEFORE DIALYSIS WITH A LONG GAP (for example if patient is on tuesdays and fridays dialysis then to take blood sample on tuesday just before starting dialysis)
  • COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT with DLC, UREA, CREATININE, ELECTROLYTES, CALCIUM, PHOSPHOROUS, MAGNESIUM, LIVER FUNCTION TEST (INCLUDING SGPT, ALBUMIN), BICARBONATE, CHOLESTEROL
  • VENOUS BLOOD GAS (VBG) OR ARTERIAL BLOOD GAS (ABG)
  • TO DO JUST AFTER DIALYSIS (TO CHECK FOR ADEQUACY OF DIALYSIS)
  • UREA, CREATININE

EVERY 3 MONTHLY

  • IRON, TOTAL IRON BINDING CAPACITY, FERRITIN, TRASFERRIN SATURATION (TSAT)
  • HBSAG, ANTI HCV, ANTI HIV
  • BODY COMPOSITION MONITOR FOR DRY WEIGHT

EVERY 6 MONTHLY

  • PARATHYROID HORMONE, VITAMIN D (25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D), TSH, LIPID PROFILE, ANTI HBS SURFACE ANTIBODY, ECHO

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