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Introduction to Hemodialysis: Basic Principles Questions and Answers

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Hemodialysis

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Introduction to Hemodialysis: Basic
Principles Questions and Answers
HemodialysisMsystemMconsistsMofM-
MAnswerMdialyzer,MextracorporealMsystemMandMdialysisMdeliveryMsystem



DialyzerM-MAnswerMsemipermeableMmembraneMtoMfilterMpatient'sMblood



DialysisMdeliveryMsystemM-MAnswerM1.MmixesMandMdeliversMdialysateMtoMdialyzer



2.MpumpsMbloodMthroughMextracorporealMcircuitMintoMdialyzer



3.MprovidesMmonitoringMsystemsMtoMensureMsafeMtreatment



SoluteM-MAnswerMparticleMthatMcanMbeMdissolvedMinMliquid



SoluteMexamplesM-MAnswerMElectrolytes:Msodium,Mchloride,Mpotassium



WasteMproducts:Murea,Mcreatinine



SolutesMmovementM-MAnswerMdiffusion



filtration



FluidMremovalM-MAnswerMosmosis



ultrafiltration



DiffusionM-
MAnswerMmovementMofMsolutesMfromMhigherMconcentrationMtoMlowerMconcentrationMar
eaMthroughMsemipermeableMmembrane



movementMwillMoccurMuntilMbothMsidesMareMofMequalMconcentration

, primaryMwasteMremovalMmechanismMinMHD



FiltrationM-
MAnswerMmovementMofMfluidMthroughMaMfilterMasMaMresultMofMhydraulicMpressureM(ie
McoffeeMpot)



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2.MbloodMcellsMandMlargeMproteinMmoleculesMcannotMpassMthroughMtheMmembrane



3.MhydraulicMpressureMisMcreatedMwithinMtheMdialyzer



4.MresultsMinMmovementMofMsolutesMandMfluidMfromMbloodMthroughMsemipermeableMm
embrane



OsmosisM-
MAnswerMmovementMofMfluidMfromMlowMsoluteMconcentrationMtoMhigherMsoluteMconcen
trationMarea



OsmosisMprocessM-
MAnswerM1.MosmoticMpressureMisMcreatedMacrossMaMmembraneMdueMtoMdifferencesMin
Mconcentration



2.MhydraulicMpressureMovercomesMosmoticMpressure



3.MpressureMexertedMacrossMtheMdialyzerMmembrane,MresultsMinMfluidMremoval



UltrafiltrationM-
MAnswerMmovementMofMwaterMasMtheMresultMofMpressureMacrossMaMmembrane



dialyzerMandMdialysisMmachineMcreateMaMhigherMpressureMonMtheMbloodMsideMofMtheM
membraneMthanMonMtheMdialysateMside

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