Dialysis patients have many medications to help keep them healthy and balance the effects of dialysis. Explore the various medications required to keep dialysis patients in balance and address renal disease. Examine the drug chart and look at the purpose of the myriad of medication areas involved in dialysis disease management, as well as the management of comorbid conditions.
Objectives
After taking this course, participants will be able to:
- Review the most common medications areas for dialysis patients.
- Identify pros and cons of “old” phosphate binders vs. “new” phosphate binders
- Describe the rationale behind use of ACEi and ARB drugs
- Create awareness of prescription load on dialysis patients
Audience
This course is for: Nurses
Contact Hour Approval
This continuing nursing education activity was approved by Medical Education Institute, approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #CEP-17088, for 1.5 contact hour.
Accreditation for this course expires 31 October 2024
It is the responsibility of the applicant to determine if these CE contact hours will be accepted by a particular licensing organization.
About the Author
Dr. John Agar
on behalf of Medical Education InstituteMedical Education Institute, Inc. associate Dr. John Agar has over 50 years of experience, over 30 of those years as a Senior Physician of Nephrology at Geelong Hospital in Australia. He is an internationally-recognized award-winning nephrologist with over 200 peer-reviewed journal articles and abstracts.
