Dialysis in Rural America

By Dorothy Nguyen

Dialysis does the work of filtering blood when the kidneys are no longer sufficiently functional. Of the two types of dialysis—hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis—hemodialysis is colloquially recognized as dialysis. Patients undergoing this treatment go to dialysis centers three times a week for hours at a time so that the dialyzer machine can clean wastes that have accumulated in their blood between consecutive visits. Without treatment,the build up of toxins in the bloodstream would result in death. Consequently, the lack of dialysis centers in rural areas is detrimental.

Dorothy is a fourth-year Environmental Science major at UCLA and is a THINQ 2020–2021 clinical fellow.

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