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End stage kidney disease
Would you offer peritoneal dialysis to a patient with ESKD who also has dementia but lives with family who can assist with dialysis treatments?
Answer from: at Community Practice
The key words in this question are "can assist". Change it to "WILL assist" and the answer is an unequivocal "yes". But I would not leave it optional.
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