Medical procedure that filters waste products or poisons from the blood; used when the kidneys are not working correctly.
A treatment to remove certain molecules from the blood, particularly in people with kidney failure.
(dye-AL-ih-sis) The process of cleansing the blood when the kidneys are not able to filter the blood.
An artificial process which perform some of the functions of a normal kidney when the child's' own kidneys are absent or not working properly. Exchanging fluids through a catheter placed into the abdomen performs peritoneal dialysis. This form of dialysis can be performed at home. Hemodialysis requires a machine and a catheter placed into a large vein close to the heart or by a large shunt placed surgically. It occurs intermittently (e.g. 3-times a week) for approximately 2-4 hours each. CVVHD (continuous veno-venous hemodiafiltration and CAVHD (continuous arterio-venous hemodiafiltration) are forms of dialysis used in an ICU/OR and require large catheters placed into arteries and/or veins that then allow blood to be filtered outside the body through an "artificial kidney. " This is continuously running and requires cooperative or sedated patients.
When a patientâ€(tm)s kidneys are unable to filter blood, the blood is cleaned by passing it through a dialysis machine.
A procedure that cleanses the blood by passing it through a special machine. It is necessary when the kidneys are not able to filter the blood.
purification or filtering of the blood to remove harmful elements when kidneys, which normally perform this function, have failed.
Process of separating crystals and other substances in a solution by the difference in their rate of diffusion through a semipermeable membrane.
the separation of crystalline impurities from colloidal liquid suspension.
Separation of substances in solution by means of their unequal diffusion through membranes, such as separation of colloids from solubles. See also 1. Renal Dialysis, 2. Hemodialysis, 3. IPD, 4. CAPF, 5. CCPD, 6. Peritoneal Dialysis
The process of separating crystalloids from colloids (such as organic substances, proteins, and starch) in solution by the difference in their rates of diffusion through a semipermeable membrane, crystalloids pass through readily, colloids very slowly.
the diffusion of solutes across a selectively permeable membrane.
A mechanical process which works to correct the balance of fluids and chemicals in your body and to remove wastes from your body when your kidneys are failing.
The process of cleaning wastes from the blood artificially. This job is normally done by the kidneys. If the kidneys fail, the blood must be cleaned artificially with special equipment. The two major forms of dialysis are hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis.
Dialysis is the separation of components in a mixture by passing them across a semipermeable membrane.
A method of separating particles of different dimensions in a liquid mixture, using a thin semipermeable membrane. This principle of dialysis is often used in the artificial kidney.
Diffusion between two solutions of differing solute concentrations across a selectively permeable membrane, which permits the passage of some solutes but not others; regulates the composition of blood.
The treatment for keeping the chemical and fluid balance of the blood when the kidneys have failed.
process of artificially cleaning the body when the kidneys are unable to perform this function. Dialysis can be short term as in acute renal failure when the kidneys are expected to return to normal functioning, or long term as in permanent renal failure.
A method of removing waste products from the blood of patients whose kidneys are not working well enough to do this on their own.
the process of artificially cleansing the blood in persons whose kidneys no longer function properly. Dialysis can be done either by hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis.
process of cleansing the blood of toxins; in hemo dialysis, used to treat kidney failure, blood is removed through a vein, passed through a special filter that removes the toxins, then returned to the patient.
A mechanical process designed to partially perform kidney functions, including correcting the balance of fluids and chemicals in the body and removing wastes. See Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis.
the process of separating small molecules from large by the difference in their rates of diffusion through a selectively permeable membrane
a method of separating particles in a liquid using a semi-permeable membrane. In kidney dialysis the patient's blood is circulated through a special machine which uses this method to remove waste materials or poisons from the blood.
A technique by which a buffer, or solution that houses proteins, can be switched for another without disrupting protein chemistry and causing denaturation. In the technique, a protein solution is placed in membrane that will allow the flow of small molecules without the flow of the larger protein. Over time, the chemical composition of the solution in the tubing changes until it has reached the desired composition. This technique is often used for buffer exchange in chromatography, where proteins are separated based on surface chemistry. See also Biochemistry, Chromatography, Denaturation.
The purification of a colloid, such as blood, by passing it through a membrane.
A procedure using a machine to remove waste products from the blood. Dialysis is used to treat end-stage kidney disease.
The separation of a colloid from a substance in true solution by allowing the solution to diffuse through a semi-permeable membrane.
a procedure in which a special machine, called a dialysis machine, filters out waste products from a person's blood. The filtering is based on the rates of diffusion for different substances in the blood as they pass through a permeable membrane.
a medical procedure that uses a machine to filter waste products from the bloodstream and restore the bloods normal constituents.
is a method of removing waste products and excess water from the body when the kidneys no longer function adequately.
the process of cleaning wastes from the blood artificially with special equipment. The two major forms of dialysis are hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. Hemodialysis - the use of a machine to clean waste from the blood. The blood travels through tubes to a dialyzer (artificial kidney) which removes wastes and extra fluid. The cleaned blood then flows through another set of tubes back into the body. Peritoneal dialysis - cleaning the blood by using the lining of the abdominal cavity as a filter. It needs no machine. A cleansing liquid, called dialysis solution is drained from a bag into the abdomen. Fluids and wastes flow through the lining of the cavity and remain "trapped" in the dialysis solution. The solution is then drained from the abdomen, removing the extra fluids and wastes from the body.
The process of artificially cleansing the blood in persons whose kidneys no longer function properly. [See: Fluoridation, Dialysis, & Osteomalacia
The use of a machine acting as an 'artificial kidney' by filtering the blood or fluid introduced into the abdominal cavity.
Process of removing toxins and fluid from the blood. Normally, the kidneys perform this function. If the kidneys are damaged by disease or trauma, dialysis must be used.
Process of diffusing blood across a semipermeable membrane to remove toxic materials and to maintain fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance in cases of impaired kidney function or absence of the kidneys.
the process of diffusing blood across a semipermeable membrane to remove toxic materials and maintain fluid, electrolyte and acid-base balance in patients with kidney disease
A means of providing for the functioning of the kidneys when the kidneys start to fail. This can be in the form of hemodialysis through a shunt via the blood stream. Another method uses the peritoneal cavity and is called peritoneal dialysis. Sometimes dialysis can be continued for 30 years or more. Liver dialysis for short term use has just received FDA approval.
The process of blood detoxification (haemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis), a treatment which is used for patients with end stage renal failure.
From Greek, meaning “to separate or dissolve.” A treatment for kidney failure which removes wastes and water from the blood.
The process of filtering the blood when the kidneys are not able to cleanse it.
Cleansing the body of unwanted toxins, waste products and excess fluid by filtering them from the blood through a semipermeable membrane.
The process by which blood is cleansed of toxins and various blood chemicals and fluids are corrected.
A pathological deficiency in the oxygen-carrying component of the blood, measured in unit volume concentrations of hemoglobin, red blood cell volume, or red blood cell number.
A procedure to separate waste material from the blood and to maintain fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance in impaired kidney function or in the absence of the kidney
Dialysis is a treatment that cleans your blood when your kidneys don?t work. It gets rid of harmful wastes and extra salt and fluids that build up in your body. It also helps control blood pressure and helps your body keep the right amount of fluids. Dialysis treatments help you feel better and live longer, but they are not a cure for permanent kidney failure (See hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis.).
The process of cleansing waste products and removing excess water from the blood of patients whose kidneys have failed.
a procedure for cleansing the blood using membranes to filter out waste elements. Kidney dialysis is used to substitute for the function of damaged or absent kidneys.
An artificial process by which the toxic waste products of food and excess water are removed from the body while retaining essential substances. Dialysis performs some of the work normally performed by healthy kidneys.
a technique by which fluids and molecules pass through a semipermeable membrane according to the rules of osmosis
The removal of toxins and extra water from your body that must be done by a machine when your kidneys stop working. Dialysis can be done through tubes placed in blood vessels in your arm or neck or though a tube placed into your abdomen.
Mechanical process that partly performs the work that healthy kidneys normally do. The main functions of dialysis include clearing wastes from the blood; restoring proper balance of certain electrolytes in the blood; and eliminating extra fluid from the body. For people with end-stage renal disease, dialysis is the only way to prolong life, other than receiving a kidney transplant.
the artificial process by which waste products and excess water are removed from the blood, used when the kidneys are no longer able to perform this function adequately.
A mechanical procedure which cleanses the blood of toxins and waste products. See also hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis.
artificial removal of waste products from the blood when the kidneys fail
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, and rid the body of waste products.
process of removing blood from an artery to purify it (remove wastes or toxins from the blood) and adjust fluid and electrolyte imbalances, adding vital substances, and returning it to a vein (see also peritoneal dialysis)
An artificial means of cleansing the blood of waste products and removing fluids from the body when the patient's own kidneys are unable to continue this process.
The movement of very small, microscopic particles (toxins) from one side of a porous (filtering) membrane to another. Waste products and excess chemicals (electrolytes) in the blood pass through the membrane into a solution that does not contain those toxins. Both peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis pass blood through a membrane to filter out waste products and fluid into dialysate.
the process of cleansing and achieving chemical balance in the blood of patients whose kidneys have failed. Dialysis may refer to hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis (PD) Back
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A blood cleaning/filtering process performed on individuals with failing kidneys.
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. There are two types of dialysis: hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. Each type of dialysis has advantages and disadvantages. Patients can often choose the type of long term dialysis that best matches their needs.
kidney dialysis uses machines to do the job that kidneys are supposed to do. That is to filter out of the blood all the toxins and unwanted molecules (metabolites), whilst keeping in all the important stuff like the blood cells, proteins and sugar.
(dI-al-i-sis) A method of removing waste materials from the body when the kidneys are not working properly.
A treatment for kidney failure that removes wastes and water from the blood. It cleans the blood either by passing it through an artificial kidney machine or by filtering it inside the abdomen. Dialysis may be used as a temporary measure or long-term, when kidneys have failed. There are two types: hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. Sometimes referred to as an artificial kidney.
A method for removing waste from the blood when the kidneys can no longer do the job.
Technique of removing waste and toxins from the blood, used in kidney failure and drug overdose.
A process that allows diffusion of solutes dissolved in blood across a semi-permeable membrane into another solution and vice versa. This means it removes waste products through this special membrane and bicarbonate can diffuse across to the blood to neutralize acid. In this way an imbalance in the body caused by kidney failure can be corrected.
Hemodialysis is a process by which excess waste products and water are removed from the patient's blood. The process requires the use of a machine and an exchange (diffusion) of waste takes place from blood to the dialysis solution and vice versa. The blood is removed from the body through a special created vein in the forearm known as an arterio-venous fistula. A minor operation is required to join an artery and vein, allowing arterial blood to flow directly into the vein.
Procedure that filters blood and removes waste products by passing blood through a special machine that acts as an "external kidney".
In general, any process in which components of a liquid or solution are separated on the basis of the selective movement of different kinds of molecules through a semipermeable membrane. In renal dialysis, impurities are separated and removed from the blood. The two types of renal dialysis are hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis.
Dialysis is a form of diffusion, i.e., a form of filtration to separate a crystalloid from colloid substance in a solution by interposing a semi-permeable membrane between the solution and water. The crystalloid substances pass through the membrane into the water on the other side, the colloids do not.
A process used to remove waste products from the blood when the kidneys are not working properly.
A technique to remove waste products from the blood and excess fluid from the body as a treatment for renal (kidney) failure. Restores electrolyte and water balance within the body. This job is normally done by the kidneys. The two major forms of dialysis are hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis.
Artificial removal of waste products from the body by clearing either the blood (hemodialysis) or the digestive tract (peritoneal dialysis).
The separation of components of a solution by diffusion through a semipermeable membrane which is capable of passing certain ions or molecules while rejecting others.
The artificial process of cleaning wastes from the blood when kidneys fail.
The process in which a machine filters and cleans the blood. An artificial kidney machine. A medical treatment that filters the blood to remove liquids and chemicals that would normally be removed by functioning kidneys. (See Hemodialysis and Peritoneal dialysis).
The separation of crystalloids and colloids in solution, by means of their unequal diffusion through certain membranes.
Dialysis is a way of removing unwanted waste and water from the body. Waste is drawn from the kidneys into a liquid solution, which is then removed fr
Technique of removing waste and toxins from the blood, used primarily when the kidneys malfunction or in cases of overdose of a drug. The two types of dialysis are: hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. In hemodialysis, the patient's blood is passed through a tube into a machine that filters out waste products. The cleansed blood is then returned to the body. In peritoneal dialysis, a special solution is run through a tube into the peritoneum, a thin tissue that lines the cavity of the abdomen. The body's waste products are removed through the tube. There are three types of peritoneal dialysis. Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD), the most common type, needs no machine and can be done at home. Continuous cyclic peritoneal dialysis (CCPD) uses a machine and is usually performed at night when the person is sleeping. Intermittent peritoneal dialysis (IPD) uses the same type of machine as CCPD, but is usually done in the hospital because treatment takes longer.
a medical procedure to remove wastes and additional fluid from the blood after the kidneys have stopped functioning.
a procedure to treat kidney failure in which artificial means are used to filter waste, maintain acid-base balance, and remove excess fluid from the body.
Blood purification technique for patients with renal failure. Import modalities are peritoneal dialysis and hemo-dialysis.
Dialysis is a medical treatment to remove excess fluid and waste from the body after the kidneys no longer function or have been removed.
In medicine, dialysis is a type of renal replacement therapy which is used to provide an artificial replacement for lost kidney function due to renal failure. It is a life support treatment and does not treat any kidney diseases. Dialysis may be used for very sick patients who have suddenly lost their kidney function (acute renal failure) or for quite stable patients who have permanently lost their kidney function (end stage renal failure).
In biochemistry, dialysis is the process of separating molecules in solution by the difference in their rates of diffusion through a semipermeable membrane.