What is the appropriate blood draw for kidney patient on dialysis ? Do they need blood drawn each week ?
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Hematocrit and hemoglobin are drawn weekly to manage their anemia. Most other labs are drawn monthly. If a lab is too high or low, and needs to be monitored more closely (usually potassium, calcium, or phosphorus), it can be drawn weekly or bi-weekly, per the doctors instructions.
The weekly blood draws amount to 1 small tube. The monthly blood draws normally amount to 3-5 tubes.
I did Dialysis for 3 years and they did blood work once a week. Only once in awhile they did blood work on certain people if something was going on...You do need blood drawn to see how the levels are. It is very important.Take care..
When I was on both hemo and od dialysis, routine bloods were taken once a week, any results were too abnormal then it had to be repeated.I had chest tubes not a shunt for access.
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