Water conservation refers to reducing the usage of water and recycling of wastewater for different purposes such as irrigation, laundry and sanitation. As water scarcity increases worldwide, dialysis facilities should be focused on salvaging water. However, most of them still ignorantly discard to the sewer huge volumes of this reusable resource. This article reviews the current water conservation techniques in hemodialysis and the potential benefits drawn when using this technology.
Marked enlargement of the jaws is a rare complication of renal osteodystrophy. This report describes a localized enlargement of the mandible due to a brown tumor in a patient undergoing chronic hemodialysis. Literature on jaw involvement in secondary hyperparathyroidism is reviewed.
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