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Dialysis
The number one question I receive from patients and renal professionals is “What is the formula and how are you able to do what you do?” Below you will find the answer to that question as well as other personal information. You see, I decided to share my treatment prescription, nutritional plan, monthly lab values, medication regiment, and other personal information with everyone so that both patients and their medical teams can track my progress and begin to examine their approach. I am not advocating for everyone to follow my prescribed treatment plan however, I am advocating for care to return to an individualized approach. You see, I believe that by returning to an individualized approach we can improve the level of care delivered. By pushing the envelope and delivering more frequent/longer treatments as well as universal access to drug therapies we know will provide preventative results we will not only improve quality of life, but also improve the physical and emotional well-being of every patient. I believe this concept which my medical team and I have already successfully implemented will also directly result in a significant cost savings for insurance companies and the Medicare system. My recent URR was 98.00% whereas the standard nationwide is only 70.00%. I believe the results we are achieving speak for themselves.
*HGB Hemoglobin HCT Hematicrit BUN Blood Urea Nitrogen URR Urea Removal
Shad’s Lab Values
June 08 | May 08 | April 08 | March 08 | February 08 | July 07

June 08

Potassium 4.5
Calcium 10.5
Phosphorous 6.5
CA X P Product Calculated 68
Intact PTH (Plasma) 94.7
Corrected CA X P Product 66
Albumin 4.5
HGB Verified by Repeat Analysis* 14.3
HCT Verified by Repeat Analysis* 43
Iron 48
Bun* 40
Creatinine 11.3
Bun/Creat Ratio Calc 3.5
Bun (Post) Verified by Repeat Analysis 2
URR Calc* 95

Medication Regiment
Phoslo 2 with meals, 1 with snacks
Hectorol 7.5 mcg once daily
Sesipar 120 mg once daily
VitalOils High Potency Omega-3 Fish Oil (1 daily)
Folic Acid 3mg once daily
Dialysist, a Renal Multi-Vitamin 1 tablet daily
EPO 3000 Units (4 times per week)

Dialysis Prescription / Misc. Info
Dialyzer Fresenius F 200 NR
Dialysis Machine Fresenius K@ Home
Dialysate Flow Rate 800
Blood Flow Rate 600
Bicarbonate 40 mEq/l
Sodium (No sodium profiling) 134 mEq/l
Concentrate K2 36.83X
K+ 2.0 mEq/l
Ca++ 2.5 mEq/l
Mg++  1.0 mEq/l
Ac 4.0 mEq/l
Dex 200 mEq/l
Heparin 1.0 Bolus w/ 1.0 Hr (Turn off 1 Hr before)
Treatment Time 4:30 Hours
Treatment Prescription Every other day- (m-w-f-su-t-th-sat-m)
Needles 14 Gauge
Dialysis Access A/V Fistula RT Forearm 
(24 years with no revisions)
Current Treatment Modality Home Hemo-Dialysis
Dialysis Treatments Originally Began October 1983
Diagnosis/Cause of Renal Failure MPGN Type 1


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