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Dialysis
Definition:
Dialysis is a method of removing toxic substances (impurities or wastes) from the blood when the kidneys are unable to do so.
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Dialysis: The process of cleansing the blood by passing it through a special machine. Dialysis is necessary when the kidneys are not able to filter the blood. Dialysis allows patients with kidney failure a chance to live productive lives.
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Dialysis Machine
The dialysis machine is about the size of a large television. This machine has three main jobs:
pump blood and monitor flow for safety
clean wastes from blood
monitor your blood pressure and the rate of fluid removal from your body ...
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Dialysis is a procedure that is performed routinely on persons who suffer from acute or chronic renal failure. The process involves removing waste substances and fluid from the blood that are normally eliminated by the kidneys.
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Dialysis is generally started when your kidneys are working at less than 10% of their normal function. There are 2 kinds of kidney failure: acute (sudden) and chronic (long-lasting).
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HEMODIALYSIS
Hemodialysis works by circulating the blood through special filters. The blood flows across a semipermeable membrane (the dialyzer or filter), along with solutions that help facilitate removal of toxins.
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Peritoneal Dialysis: A Treatment for Kidney Disease
Summary & Participants ...
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Dialysis treatments keep the person alive with a healthy balance of fluid and minerals. These treatments must be continued for life or until a kidney transplant can be done.
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dialysis
A treatment to remove certain molecules from the blood, particularly in people with kidney failure.
diaphoresis ...
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Dialysis
Takes over for kidneys, removes waste and excess fluid from body
Kidney failure ...
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dialysis (dye-AL-ih-sis)
The process of cleansing the blood when the kidneys are not able to filter the blood.
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PRE-DIALYSIS DIET
Eating a low-protein diet before starting dialysis may help preserve kidney function. Protein restriction can delay the start of dialysis. The healthcare provider will determine whether a low-protein diet would be useful.
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HEMODIALYSIS: Usually a treatment for end-stage liver disease, hemodialysis involves the use of a machine to perform the liver's normal functions.
HEMOGLOBIN: The component of red blood cells that carries oxygen.
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hemodialysis
felty's syndrome or malaria, the neutrophils accumulate in the spleen
bacterial infections, the neutrophils remain in the infected tissues without returning to the bloodstream ...
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Haemodialysis - blood passes from the blood vessels through a machine, where waste products are removed before the blood is returned to the body. This is performed three times a week in hospital and each session takes three to five hours.
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Liver Dialysis Unit (formerly BioLogic-DT system) A blood detoxification/liver-assist system for the treatment of patients suffering from liver disease or impairment as a result of cirrhosis, hepatitis, drug overdose or toxicity, ...
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In hemodialysis an artificial kidney machine carries out the vital functions the kidneys can no longer perform. In this procedure, a person is connected to the machine by plastic tubing that attaches to special blood vessels in the arm or leg.
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Source: [Colonic dialysis therapy of Chinese herbal medicine in abstinence of heroin addicts--report of 75 cases]
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electrocution; electrocystography; electrode; electrode catheter ablation; electrode knife; electrodermal; electrodermal audiometry; electrodermatome; electrodes; electrodesiccation; electrodes, implanted; electrodiagnosis; electrodialysis; ...
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In the case of patients on hemodialysis, physicians perform surgery to create a fistula. These patients receive many needle sticks to flush their blood through dialysis machines and for routine blood analysis testing.
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Children with limited kidney function may need dialysis, a procedure in which the blood is circulated through a machine or fluids are filtered through the peritoneal membranes of the abdominal cavity.
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This may be done for people being treated with medications (such as diuretics) that affect potassium levels and for people receiving kidney dialysis.
Monitor the success of therapy to correct an abnormal high or low blood potassium level.
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Generalized pruritus is found in about 13% of all individuals with chronic renal disease and about 70% to 90% of those undergoing hemodialysis for its treatment.
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For example, excess fluid can be removed through dialysis, and circulatory assistance can be provided by implanted devices such as the intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) and the left ventricular assist device (LVAD).
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Many patients require dialysis or kidney transplants (see transplantation, medical). Most cases of acquired blindness in the United States are caused by diabetes.
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Kidney failure; requiring dialysis or transplantation
Less than 15
*GFR is glomerular filtration rate.
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If the kidneys are involved, as in lupus nephritis, corticosteroids or immunosuppressive medications are often used to fight the disease and improve kidney function. Dialysis may be necessary if your kidneys cannot adequately function.
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People with von Hippel-Lindau disease, a hereditary disease that affects the capillaries of the brain, commonly also develop renal cell carcinoma. Kidney disorders that require dialysis for treatment also increase the risk for developing renal cell ...
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"senior citizens" -- people 65 years of age or older,
certain younger people with specific disabilities, and
people with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) -- permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a transplant.
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Hepatitis B can cause a much more severe infection than hepatitis A, and, can occur as an asymptomatic "carrier" state, a chronic infection, or as cirrhosis of the liver. Those at risk (IV drug abusers, health care workers, dialysis patients, ...
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Instead, wastes and fluids will build up and poison our whole system. People who suffer from renal failure need to have the blood cleaned artificially with a dialysis machine, or require a kidney transplant.
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