Free dialysis printable PDF
A reusable treatment-day log for recording your pre-dialysis weight, post-dialysis weight, and the difference between the two.
Your weight is checked before and after hemodialysis because the change helps show how much fluid was removed during treatment. Tracking those numbers over time can make it easier to understand your own treatment pattern and notice when something looks different from your usual routine.
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What this printable tracks
- Pre-treatment weight
- Post-treatment weight
- The difference between the two
- Your current dry or target weight, if your team has given you one
- Patterns across multiple dialysis treatments
Why dialysis weights matter
People on hemodialysis can gain weight between treatments for two very different reasons: actual body-weight change and fluid accumulation. Your care team uses the scale together with blood pressure, swelling, symptoms, physical assessment, and your treatment history to estimate how much fluid should be removed.
That is why the number on the scale should not be interpreted by itself. A pre-treatment weight above your target does not automatically mean every kilogram of difference should be removed in one session, and a target weight can change when your actual body weight or clinical condition changes.
What does the difference between pre- and post-weight mean?
As a rough practical relationship, about 1 kilogram of body-weight change during dialysis corresponds to about 1 liter of fluid. The treatment record may also include saline or other fluids given during dialysis, so the exact ultrafiltration goal and the scale difference are not always identical.
Use the log to understand your pattern rather than to calculate your own fluid-removal prescription.
When a pattern is worth mentioning
If you repeatedly finish treatment far from the target weight your team has discussed with you, or if certain weight changes are regularly followed by cramping, dizziness, nausea, swelling, or shortness of breath, bring the pattern to your dialysis team. The purpose of tracking is to make that conversation easier.
This printable does not determine dry weight or how much fluid should be removed. Those decisions belong to your dialysis care team and should take more than one number into account.
Related Renal Care Planner guides
- Why Are You Weighed Before and After Dialysis?
- What Is Dry Weight (Target Weight) in Dialysis?
- Dialysis Fluid Log
- Daily Dialysis Treatment Tracker
Sources and further reading
Renal Care Planner provides general educational information and planning resources. It does not provide medical advice or replace guidance from your dialysis care team.