The Patient With Chronic Renal Failure DQ 5
Mr. Rojas is a 49-year-old patient with End-Stage Renal Disease.
He has a history of hypertension and uncontrolled type 1 diabetes
(since he was 12 years old). His last Hemoglobin A1c was 12.8%. He
is currently receiving hemodialysis three times per week for three
hours. He is in the hospital because he went into DKA a few days
ago when he had a stomach virus. He is asking you about renal
transplantation. include in-text citation and 3 references
What are the criteria to be placed on the transplant list?
What options for transplantation does Mr. Rojas have?
What recommendations can you give Mr. Rojas on treatment
compliance?
What other renal replacement therapies could Mr. Rojas be
educated about?
What are their advantages and disadvantages?