Patient/caregiver was educated on foods to avoid on a dialysis diet  as follows: Significant portion of our daily sodium intake is hidden in the various foods we eat and preparation products, such as, sauces, ketchup, and curry powders we use for cooking. A minor portion of the sodium consumption comes from the extra salt we add to our food during cooking. Avoid adding salt on the dinner table. Discarding the saltshaker can help avoid adding [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on measures to plan for dialysis diet recommendation as follows: Watch on fluid intake: Poorly functioning kidneys cannot effectively excrete fluid from the body, which can result in back-up of fluid. Increased back-up of fluid in the circulation and tissues can result in increased workload on the heart, poorly controlled hypertension, edema, and weight gain. Fluid intake limitation could be recommended to these individuals and this limitation could be different from patient [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on measures to plan for dialysis diet recommendation as follows: Watch on protein intake: Protein is needed for important body functions, such as, nutrition, repair & restoring of body tissues, build immunity & fight infections, muscle building, and general health maintenance. But, excessive protein intake in individuals with renal failure could be taxing on the poorly performing kidneys and add to further compromise of renal function. So, protein intake could be limited [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on measures to plan for dialysis diet recommendation as follows: Dialysis diet is typically recommended for individuals in renal failure and compliance with dialysis diet can help patients in renal failure maintain/improve their health between the dialysis treatments. Dietary limitations recommended for these individuals help to reduce the workload on the poorly performing kidneys and prevent further deterioration of their function. These dietary limitations can also help with preventing accumulation of metabolic [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on dialysis diet as follows: Kidneys perform the function of urine formation and elimination of excess fluid, toxins and wastes from the body. In individuals with renal failure, the kidneys are underperforming or totally stopped functioning, by which excess water, electrolytes, toxins, and other wastes can get accumulated in the body. Dialysis is a process typically performed 2 - 3 times a week, for individuals in renal failure, when the excess fluid, [...]