Treatment Options for Failing Kidneys

Kidney care options at UC San Diego Health: https://health.ucsd.edu/care/kidney/ UC San Diego Health Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Norma Reggev, discusses treatment options for failing kidneys with patient testimonials for individuals with advancing chronic kidney disease. Treatment options include hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, transplant and conservative kidney management. 0:00 - Treatment Options for Failing Kidneys 1:28 - Treatment is Your Choice 2:44 - What is a Kidney Transplant? 3:21 - A Patient With Kidney Disease Shares Their Experience 6:40 - When Should Dialysis Begin? 7:07 - What is Dialysis? 7:20 - Hemodialysis 8:39 - Patient Shares Their In-Center Hemodialysis Experience 11:23 - Patient Shares Their Home Hemodialysis Experience 15:42 - Information About Home Hemodialysis 16:40 - Vascular Access Options 19:30 - Peritoneal Dialysis 19:49 - Manual Peritoneal Dialysis 21:30 - Patient Shares Their Peritoneal Dialysis Experience 25: 08 - Conservative Management 26:12 - Doctor Describes Conservative Management 30:42 - What Does Conservative Kidney Management Inolve?