dialyser
Artificial kidney component
A dialyser is a device that performs dialysis—filtering waste products and excess fluid from the blood when the kidneys cannot.
In hemodialysis, the dialyser serves as an artificial kidney, with blood passing through its membrane to remove toxins: The patient's dialyser needs to be replaced.
Also spelled dialyzer.
Device filtering blood externally
- blood purifierRemoves toxins from circulation
- blood pumpOrgan circulating life fluid
- hollow fiberPermeable tube for separation
- semipermeable membraneBarrier allowing selective passage
biocompatible · heparin · anticoagulant · shunt · fistula · catheter · priming · single-use
Blood toxicity from renal failure
- kidney failureLoss of blood-filtering function
- nephropathyKidney tissue deterioration
- creatinineMuscular metabolism waste compound
- ureaNitrogenous metabolic waste compound
electrolyte imbalance · edema · anuria · proteinuria · nephritis · chronic kidney disease · waste buildup
Thin tissue sheet
- diffusionPassive molecular spreading
- osmosisSolvent crossing semipermeable barrier
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
- fluxContinuous change or flow
permeability · sieving · effluent · concentration gradient · convection · adsorption · porosity · selectivity
Removing contaminants from circulation
- outpatientTreated without admission
- nephrologistKidney disease physician
artificial kidney
Device filtering blood externally
- blood purifierRemoves toxins from circulation
- blood pumpOrgan circulating life fluid
- hollow fiberPermeable tube for separation
semipermeable membrane · biocompatible · heparin · anticoagulant · shunt · fistula · catheter · priming · single-use · reprocessing
uremia
Blood toxicity from renal failure
- kidney failureLoss of blood-filtering function
- nephropathyKidney tissue deterioration
- creatinineMuscular metabolism waste compound
urea · electrolyte imbalance · edema · anuria · proteinuria · nephritis · chronic kidney disease · waste buildup
membrane
Thin tissue sheet
- diffusionPassive molecular spreading
- osmosisSolvent crossing semipermeable barrier
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
flux · permeability · sieving · effluent · concentration gradient · convection · adsorption · porosity · selectivity · creatinine clearance
blood purification
Removing contaminants from circulation
- outpatientTreated without admission
- nephrologistKidney disease physician
- dialysis machineDevice replacing kidney function
- kidney dialysisMechanical blood purification process
- dialysis centerTreatment facility for kidney failure
- dialysis unitBlood purification facility
- dialysis clinicFacility for blood purification
- dialysis patientOne requiring blood filtration
dialysis, hemodialysis, dialysate, dialyses, dialysed, dialysing