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Home Peritoneal Dialysis

An educator for patients and families. Learn how peritoneal dialysis uses your own body to clean your blood, the difference between APD (overnight machine) and CAPD (daytime manual exchanges), and what daily life with PD looks like.

Developed by Craig G. Hurwitz, MD

📚 🫶 Patient education tool📄 ⏱ ~10 minutes to read⚠️ 🏠 No care partner needed
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Clinical decision support, not a substitute for clinical judgment. Verify allergies, drug interactions, and renal/hepatic dose adjustments before administration. [Replace this sentence with protocol-appropriate caveats about evidence quality, regulatory grade, or guideline limitations.]

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