Patient was educated on dry weight in dialysis patients as follows:

1. Dry weight in dialysis patients is the weight the physician is targeting for the patient, after the dialysis procedure is complete.
2. This is the weight of a patient with all the excess fluid built between the dialysis procedures, removed from the body.
3. This dry weight is determined by the physician and depends on several factors, such as, the normal blood pressure and the functional status on heart.
4. This number varies from patient to patient, as do their individual health conditions and comorbidities.
5. This is the safest weight an individual can be at, after the dialysis procedure, without experiencing signs and symptoms of hypotension and dehydration.
6. Ideally, it is considered that weight gain between two dialysis appointments should be no more than 5% of the dry weight. This makes the dialysis procedure easier.