Kidney dialysis (from Greek διάλυσις, dialysis, 'dissolution'; from διά, dia, 'through', and λύσις, lysis, 'loosening or splitting') is the process of...
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hospitalization. CKD can lead to kidney failure requiring kidney dialysis or kidney transplantation. Causes of chronic kidney disease include diabetes, high...
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Look up dialysis in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Dialysis may refer to: Dialysis (chemistry), a process of separating molecules in solution Electrodialysis...
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hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, or a kidney transplant. Hemodialysis uses a machine to filter the blood outside the body. In peritoneal dialysis specific fluid...
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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...
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Nephrology (redirect from Kidney doctor)
kidney and transplant kidney biopsy, dialysis access insertion (temporary vascular access lines, tunnelled vascular access lines, peritoneal dialysis...
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and CT scan to evaluate for abnormal anatomy. Dialysis and kidney transplantation are used to treat kidney failure; one (or both sequentially) of these...
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dialysis sessions are shorter and less aggressive than the typical dialysis treatment for end-stage renal disease patients.[citation needed] Kidney failure...
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Level 5 or 6 kidney disease, depending on whether dialysis or renal replacement therapy is used). Detecting kidney disease before the kidneys start to shut...
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Hemodialysis (category Renal dialysis)
haemodialysis, or simply dialysis, is a process of filtering the blood of a person whose kidneys are not working normally. This type of dialysis achieves the extracorporeal...
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end-stage of kidney disease, where dialysis or a kidney transplant is the only treatment option. Chronic kidney disease is defined as prolonged kidney abnormalities...
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kidney transplant than if they stay on conventional dialysis.[citation needed] Some studies seem to suggest that the longer a patient is on dialysis before...
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DaVita (category Renal dialysis organizations in the United States)
DaVita Inc. provides kidney dialysis services through a network of 2,675 outpatient centers in the United States, serving 200,800 patients, and 367 outpatient...
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proposed by the Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative (ADQI) group, aid in assessment of the severity of a person's acute kidney injury. The acronym RIFLE...
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Journal of Kidney Diseases, Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease and the Journal of Renal Nutrition. The NKF also publishes the Kidney Dialysis Outcomes Quality...
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Cost disease socialism (section Kidney dialysis)
nearly 7% of Medicare money is used for dialysis treatments, which are fully covered. In the United States, dialysis typically takes place in clinics, and...
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A dialysis catheter is a catheter used for exchanging blood to and from a hemodialysis machine and a patient. The dialysis catheter contains two lumens:...
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auditory information Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis, a form of artificial kidney dialysis This disambiguation page lists articles associated with...
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(artificial kidney), and successfully treated patients with kidney failure using dialysis across semi-permeable membranes. Today, dialysis tubing for laboratory...
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that allows patients with kidney failure to receive regular dialysis. A Quinton catheter has been used to deliver chronic dialysis since the mid-1980s. Central...
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73 m2) 5) CKD5 kidney failure – GFR less than 15 (mL/min)/(1.73 m2) Some people add CKD5D for those stage 5 patients requiring dialysis; many patients...
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of chronic kidney disease. Established in Seattle in 1962, it was the world's first out-of-hospital dialysis provider. It offers dialysis throughout the...
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kidney diseases with an incidence of 1:500 live births. Studies show that 10% of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) patients being treated with dialysis...
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Legacy Dialysis Liberty Home Dialysis National Renal Care Northwest Kidney Centers Olympus Dialysis [https://www.premierdialysismi.com/ Premier Dialysis Rogosin...
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German healthcare company which provides kidney dialysis services through a network of 4,171 outpatient dialysis centers, serving 345,425 patients. The...
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1921 – June 19, 2003) was an American physician and a pioneer in kidney dialysis. Scribner received his medical degree from Stanford University in 1945...
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"Peritoneal Dialysis is Limited by Kidney and Liver Volume in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease". Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis. 19 (3):...
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people on dialysis is a problem for people on haemodialysis. Aluminium is often found in unfiltered water used to prepare dialysate. The dialysis process...
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Uremia (category Kidney diseases)
hormone) and; the toxic effects of dialysis itself (e.g., removal of unknown important vitamins or minerals). Dialysis increases life span, but patients...
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useful to prevent blood clotting in blood specimen test tubes and kidney dialysis machines. Common side effects include bleeding, pain at the injection...
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