PATIENT EDUCATION
- Immediately report cloudy effluent, abdominal pain, and/or fever to PD unit
- Save drained cloudy dialysate and bring to clinic
- Stress importance of obtaining specimen prior to beginning antibiotics
- Stress importance of completing 100% antibiotic therapy
- May add heparin 500 U/L to each bag until clear1
- Report persistent cloudiness to PD unit
