Monthly bloods are how your prescription gets adjusted — without them, changes would be guesswork.
What to know
- Standard monthly panel: urea, creatinine, electrolytes, calcium, phosphate, PTH, haemoglobin and iron studies.
- Adequacy measures such as Kt/V are calculated from timed pre and post-session samples.
- Sample timing matters — a post-dialysis sample taken incorrectly gives a misleading result.
- Never skip monthly bloods because you feel well; the abnormalities that matter most are silent.
Talk to your care team
This topic is part of Monitoring & Long-term Care, one of ten modules in the Trivita Learning Hub. If anything here contradicts what your own nephrologist or dialysis nurse has told you, follow your care team — they know your prescription, your access and your history.
Trivita's dialysis nurses answer our care line 24 hours a day on 055 242 1070, including for people who are not yet our patients.
Education, not medical advice. This page explains home hemodialysis in general terms for patients and care partners in the UAE. It is reviewed by Trivita's Medical Director but cannot account for your individual circumstances. Never change a prescription, medication or technique based on this page alone.