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hemodialysis
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Hemodialysis, also spelled 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 removal of waste products such as creatinine and urea and free water from the blood when the kidneys are in a state of kidney failure. Hemodialysis is one of three renal replacement therapies (the other two being kidney transplant and peritoneal dialysis). An alternative method for extracorporeal separation of blood components such as plasma or cells is apheresis.
Hemodialysis is a medical process that filters waste products and excess water from the blood of people whose kidneys are no longer functioning properly. It's an important treatment option for kidney failure that works by removing harmful substances like creatinine and urea that a healthy kidney would normally eliminate from the body.
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- Medical uses
- Adverse effects
- Disadvantages
- Complications
- Fluid shifts
- Access-related
- Venous needle dislodgement
- Anticoagulation-related
- First-use syndrome
- Cardiovascular
- Vitamin deficiency
- Electrolyte imbalances
- Mechanism and technique
- Access
- Types
- Conventional hemodialysis
- Daily hemodialysis
- Nocturnal hemodialysis
- Equipment
- Water system
- Dialysate
- Dialyzer
- Membrane and flux
- Membrane flux and outcome
- Membrane flux and beta-2-microglobulin amyloidosis
- Dialyzers and efficiency
- Reuse of dialyzers
- Epidemiology
- History
- See also
- References
- External links
Hemodialysis, also spelled 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 removal of waste products such as creatinine and urea and free water from the blood when the kidneys are in a state of kidney failure. Hemodialysis is one of three renal replacement therapies (the other two being kidney transplant and peritoneal dialysis). An alternative method for extracorporeal separation of blood components such as plasma or cells is apheresis.
Hemodialysis can be an outpatient or inpatient therapy. Routine hemodialysis is conducted in a dialysis outpatient facility, either a purpose-built room in a hospital or a dedicated, stand-alone clinic. Less frequently, hemodialysis is done at home. Dialysis treatments in a clinic are initiated and managed by specialized staff made up of nurses and technicians; dialysis treatments at home can be self-initiated and managed or done jointly with the assistance of a trained helper who is usually a family member.
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