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Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA is a German multinational health care company based in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe. It provides products and services for dialysis in hospitals, as well as inpatient and outpatient medical care. The company is involved in hospital management and in engineering and services for medical centers and other health care facilities.
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA is a German healthcare company which provides kidney dialysis services through a network of 4,171 outpatient dialysis centers, serving 345,425 patients. [3] The company primarily treats end-stage renal disease (ESRD), which requires patients to undergo dialysis 3 times per week for the rest of their lives.
Air displacement plethysmography (ADP, also known as whole-body air displacement plethysmography) is a recognized and scientifically validated densitometric method to measure human body composition. ADP is based on the same principles as the gold standard method of hydrostatic weighing , but through a densitometric technique that uses air ...
The demand for body composition monitors and scales is fueled by a shift in consumer focus towards preventive healthcare, fitness, and overall wellness. These devices, which measure parameters such as body fat percentage, muscle mass, water levels, and metabolic rate, are gaining popularity among fitness enthusiasts and health-conscious ...
"bone break, me fix" (orthopedic consent form) BD: bipolar disorder twice a day (from Latin bis in die) BDD: body dysmorphic disorder: BDI: Beck Depression Inventory: BDS: two times a day (from Latin bis die sumendus) BE: barium enema base excess: BEAM: A type of high-dose chemotherapy used to treat lymphoma prior to a stem cell transplant BEP
Vifor Fresenius Medical Care Renal Pharma (VFMCRP), the joint company with Fresenius Medical Care since 2010, gives CSL Vifor access to a network of dialysis centers. [23] It is active in the treatment of chronic kidney disease (CKD), [ 31 ] chronic kidney disease-associated pruritus , [ 32 ] renal anemia [ 33 ] and hyperphosphatemia .
In analytical chemistry, biomonitoring is the measurement of the body burden of toxic chemical compounds, elements, or their metabolites, in biological substances. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Often, these measurements are done in blood and urine. [ 3 ]
A wide variety of body composition measurement methods exist. The gold standard measurement technique for the 4-compartment model consists of a weight measurement, body density measurement using hydrostatic weighing or air displacement plethysmography, total body water calculation using isotope dilution analysis, and mineral content measurement by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA). [1]