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  2. Peritoneal dialysis - Wikipedia

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    Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a type of dialysis that uses the peritoneum in a person's abdomen as the membrane through which fluid and dissolved substances are exchanged with the blood. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is used to remove excess fluid, correct electrolyte problems , and remove toxins in those with kidney failure . [ 3 ]

  3. Peritoneal equilibration test - Wikipedia

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    The peritoneal equilibration test (PET) is a semiquantitative assessment of peritoneal membrane transport function in patients on peritoneal dialysis (PD). The solute transport rates are assessed by the rates of their equilibration between the peritoneal capillary blood and dialysate.

  4. Kt/V - Wikipedia

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    Kt/V (in the context of peritoneal dialysis) was developed by Michael J. Lysaght in a series of articles on peritoneal dialysis. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The steady-state solution of a simplified mass transfer equation that is used to describe the mass exchange over a semi-permeable membrane and models peritoneal dialysis is

  5. Urea reduction ratio - Wikipedia

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    The URR is designed to measure the amount of dialysis given when the dialysis clearance of urea greatly exceeds the urea generation rate. In continuous hemodialysis or in peritoneal dialysis , for example, a considerable amount of dialysis is delivered, but the urea level remains roughly constant after the initial treatment of uremia, so the ...

  6. Hemodialysis product - Wikipedia

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    Hemodialysis product (HDP) - is a number used to quantify hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis treatment adequacy. It was proposed by Scribner and Oreopoulous because of their perceived inadequacy of the Kt/V measure of dialysis adequacy. The HDP is defined by the following empirical formula: HDP = t * f 2. Where: HDP - hemodialysis product

  7. List of medical abbreviations: P - Wikipedia

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    peritoneal dialysis physical diagnosis personality disorder program director PDA: patent ductus arteriosus posterior descending artery: PDD: premenstrual dysphoric disorder PDE: phosphodiesterase: PDGF: platelet-derived growth factor: PDR: Physicians' Desk Reference. Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy. PDT: photodynamic therapy: PDVT ...

  8. Wikipedia : Choosing Wisely/American Society of Nephrology

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    chart: 117363 03 Aug 12 Anemia: chart: 196810 03 Aug 12 history [1] [4] added ESA to list of treatments and stated when ESA ought not be used Blood transfusion: chart: 39920 03 Aug 12 Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug: chart: 73303 03 Aug 12 Hypertension: chart: 158524 03 Aug 12 Heart failure: chart: 99595 03 Aug 12 Diabetes mellitus: chart ...

  9. Dialysis - Wikipedia

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    Kidney dialysis is the process of removing water, solutes and toxins from the blood of individuals with compromised kidney function, primary types of which are: Hemodialysis; Peritoneal dialysis; Hemofiltration; Liver dialysis, a detoxification treatment for liver failure. Dialysis, a genus of insects in the family Xylophagidae