Lundin's Corner

Articles by Peter Lundin, M.D., a nephrologist and dialysis patient who shared his unique perspective on living with kidney disease and dialysis treatment.
Original site: index.html

About Peter Lundin

About Lundin's Corner
An Interview with Peter Lundin
A Celebration of Life: The Peter Lundin Story (external link)
Remembering Peter Lundin (external link)

Dialysis Topics

Definitions
Blood Pressure and Dialysis
The AV Fistula - Buttonhole Technique
Dry Weight & Blood Pressure
Healthy Dialysis
Epogen (not available)
NAPH Testifies Before Congress (external link)
The doctor who is a patient: conflicting or complementary roles? (external link)
Patients traveling overseas (external link)
How do I know if my AV access is functioning well?
Why monitoring phosphorus is important
Diabetic Transplants
Doctor is God Syndrome
The AV Fistula

Patient Experience

Gas
Improving Survival (not available)
Muscle Memory
Low Blood Pressure
Loss of appetite and bad taste in your mouth
Progressive Kidney Failure
Weakness
Problems with your dialysis unit
Working full time
Uremia
The Hospital Diet
Dialysis Anxiety

Clinical Information

Hematocrit
How much dialysis is enough?
False positive Kt/V and URR
Survival on Dialysis
What's Really Important
What is amyloidosis? (external link)
Why do dialysis patients need to limit potassium?
How can I better insure safety in my dialysis unit? (external link)
1990-1994: AAKP President's Message from Dr. Lundin
Saving your access
Sexual Potency
Tofu
Transplant Matching

About This Archive

This archive preserves the writings of Peter Lundin, M.D., a nephrologist who was also a dialysis patient. Dr. Lundin provided a unique perspective on dialysis and kidney disease, combining clinical expertise with personal experience. His articles were originally published at the Nephron Information Center.

Pages marked (not available) returned 404 errors at the time of archiving and could not be saved. External links point to content on other websites and are preserved for reference.

Original site: index.html

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