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Comment
. 2016 Jul-Aug;36(4):362-6.
doi: 10.3747/pdi.2015.00021.

Telemedicine and Remote Monitoring: Supporting the Patient on Peritoneal Dialysis

K S Nayak  1 , Claudio Ronco  2 , Akash Nayak Karopadi  3 , Mitchell H Rosner  4
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Telemedicine and Remote Monitoring: Supporting the Patient on Peritoneal Dialysis

K S Nayak et al. Perit Dial Int. 2016 Jul-Aug.
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Figure 1 —
Figure 1 —
Software Process Architecture indicating the basic framework of the PD remote monitoring platform. PD = peritoneal dialysis; FL = Florida; NJ = New Jersey.
Figure 2 —
Figure 2 —
Snapshot of tablet software showing various features of the remote monitoring software. Patient details and imagery are stored showing baseline PD effluent bags and exit sites at baseline and ‘current.’ A zoom tool confirms a ‘normal’ exit site at left extreme. (Patient consent was obtained for permission to use the image.) PD = peritoneal dialysis.
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