PD and PET Test?

Discussions for Patients, Family, and Friends PD For Patients
1

Has anyone else on Peritoneal Dialysis had to have a PET test? If so, how is the test done? How long were you doing PD before the test was done? I would really appreciate any information you can give me.

2

Here’s an article from Home Dialysis Central by Dr. Twardowski who developed the PET (peritoneal equilibration test):
http://www.homedialysis.org/pros/abstracts/20050506/

Here’s a simple explanation of the PET from a British website:
http://www.kidney.org.uk/Medical-Info/pd/pet_test.html

You can also read about the PET in Module 4 of Kidney School:
http://www.kidneyschool.org

The PET is usually done within the first couple of months after someone starts on PD and may be done as needed later.