dialysate
Kidney machine fluid
Dialysate is the fluid used in dialysis to draw waste products and excess water from the blood.
The solution passes on one side of a semipermeable membrane while blood flows on the other, allowing toxins to cross while blood cells remain.
After the process, dialysate may also refer to the waste-containing fluid that's discarded: The dialysate was tested to measure how much urea had been removed.
Conducting ions in solution
- ureaNitrogenous metabolic waste compound
- creatinineMuscular metabolism waste compound
- toxinsHarmful biological substances
- bicarbonateAcid-neutralizing salt
glucose · potassium · sodium · calcium · magnesium · phosphate · acetate · dextrose
Solvent crossing semipermeable barrier
- diffusionPassive molecular spreading
- soluteSubstance absorbed by solvent
- solventDissolving liquid or financially stable
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
gradient · semipermeable · permeability · equilibrium · isotonic · hypertonic · hypotonic · aqueous
electrolytes
Conducting ions in solution
- ureaNitrogenous metabolic waste compound
- creatinineMuscular metabolism waste compound
- toxinsHarmful biological substances
bicarbonate · glucose · potassium · sodium · calcium · magnesium · phosphate · acetate · dextrose · buffer
osmosis
Solvent crossing semipermeable barrier
- diffusionPassive molecular spreading
- soluteSubstance absorbed by solvent
- solventDissolving liquid or financially stable
concentration · gradient · semipermeable · permeability · equilibrium · isotonic · hypertonic · hypotonic · aqueous · saline
cleanse
Remove dirt or sin
remove · extract · clear · wash · rinse · decontaminate · ultrapure · sterile · filtered · treated
dialysateblood
Body's oxygen carrier
whole blood · concentrate · plasma · serum · body fluids
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