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The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) conducts and supports research on many of the most serious diseases affecting public health. The Institute supports much of the clinical research on the diseases of internal medicine and related subspecialty fields, as ...
У перитонеального діалізу кількість часу діалізу рішення залишається у пацієнта черевної порожнини між обмінів. Переглянути перитонеального діалізу під діаліз.
Industry:Health care
An attachment to the hemodialysis machine. The dialyzer has two sections separated by a membrane. One section holds dialysis solution. The other holds the patient’s blood. See hemodialysis under dialysis.
Industry:Health care
A tube inserted through the skin into a blood vessel or cavity to draw out body fluid or infuse fluid. In peritoneal dialysis, a catheter is used to infuse dialysis solution into the abdominal cavity and drain it out again. See peritoneal dialysis under dialysis.
Industry:Health care
A disease in which inflammation leads to scarring in the glomeruli, causing proteinuria, hematuria, and sometimes chronic kidney disease or end-stage renal disease. MPGN occurs primarily in children and young adults.
Industry:Health care
A thin sheet, or layer, of tissue that lines a body cavity or separates two parts of the body. A semipermeable membrane can act as a filter, allowing some particles to pass from one part of the body to another while keeping other particles in place. In hemodialysis, the artificial membrane in a dialyzer acts as the semipermeable membrane filtering waste products from the blood. In peritoneal dialysis, the peritoneum acts as the semipermeable membrane.
Industry:Health care
A mineral the body needs for strong bones and teeth. Under certain conditions, calcium may form stones in the kidney.
Industry:Health care
An attachment to the hemodialysis machine. The dialyzer has two sections separated by a membrane. One section holds dialysis solution. The other holds the patient’s blood. See hemodialysis under dialysis.
Industry:Health care
A large blood vessel that carries blood with oxygen from the heart to all parts of the body.
Industry:Health care
