dialysis
Artificial kidney function
Dialysis is a medical process that filters waste products and excess fluid from the blood when the kidneys can no longer do so.
Patients with kidney failure typically undergo dialysis several times a week, either at a clinic or at home.
He's been on dialysis for three years while waiting for a transplant.
In chemistry, dialysis separates molecules by passing a solution through a semipermeable membrane.
Of the abdominal lining
- kidneyBlood-filtering organ
- nephrologyKidney disease medicine
- uremiaBlood toxicity from renal failure
- renal failureLoss of kidney function
end-stage · creatinine · urea · glomerulus · nephron · electrolytes · potassium · sodium
Aberrant anatomical channel
- catheterInserted medical drainage tube
- shuntDivert from main course
- graftIllicit political gain
- cannulaThin medical insertion tube
port · insertion · bloodline · tubing · needle · anastomosis · maturation · stenosis
Harmful biological substances
- waste removalEliminating unwanted materials
- creatinine clearanceKidney waste-removal efficiency measure
- detoxificationRemoving harmful substances internally
- filtrationSeparating solids from liquids
Thin tissue sheet
- semipermeableAllowing partial passage
- diffusionPassive molecular spreading
- osmosisSolvent crossing semipermeable barrier
- soluteSubstance absorbed by solvent
dialysate · exchange · permeability · clearance · porous · gradient · convection · adsorption
Scheduled time for activity
- clinicOutpatient treatment facility
- machinePower-driven working device
- outpatientTreated without admission
- nocturnalActive during darkness
continuous · intermittent · schedule · frequency · duration · adequacy · prescription · monitoring
Remaining alive against odds
- chronicPersisting over time
- long-termLasting extended period
- dependenceState of needing another
- quality of lifeGeneral life satisfaction
hope · second chance · essential · vital
Technical system abbreviation
- liver failureOrgan stops filtering blood
- bilirubinHemoglobin degradation byproduct
- hepaticRelating to liver
peritoneal
Of the abdominal lining
- kidneyBlood-filtering organ
- nephrologyKidney disease medicine
- uremiaBlood toxicity from renal failure
renal failure · end-stage · creatinine · urea · glomerulus · nephron · electrolytes · potassium · sodium · phosphate
fistula
Aberrant anatomical channel
cannula · port · insertion · bloodline · tubing · needle · anastomosis · maturation · stenosis · thrombosis
toxins
Harmful biological substances
- waste removalEliminating unwanted materials
- creatinine clearanceKidney waste-removal efficiency measure
- detoxificationRemoving harmful substances internally
membrane
Thin tissue sheet
- semipermeableAllowing partial passage
- diffusionPassive molecular spreading
- osmosisSolvent crossing semipermeable barrier
solute · dialysate · exchange · permeability · clearance · porous · gradient · convection · adsorption · sieving
session
Scheduled time for activity
- clinicOutpatient treatment facility
- machinePower-driven working device
- outpatientTreated without admission
nocturnal · continuous · intermittent · schedule · frequency · duration · adequacy · prescription · monitoring · anticoagulant
survival
Remaining alive against odds
- chronicPersisting over time
- long-termLasting extended period
- dependenceState of needing another
quality of life · hope · second chance · essential · vital
MARS
Technical system abbreviation
- liver failureOrgan stops filtering blood
- bilirubinHemoglobin degradation byproduct
- hepaticRelating to liver
- medical proceduressurgery, transplant, bypass surgery, biopsy, heart surgery
- medical treatmentschemotherapy, physical therapy, gene therapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy
- Urinary DisordersUTI, urinary tract infection, bladder infection, cystitis, kidney stones
- Kidney Diseasechronic kidney disease, kidney failure, renal failure, kidney damage, kidney function
- Dialysisdialysate, blood pump, nephrologist, bloodlines, arterial line
- kidney treatmentskidney transplant, diuretics, low sodium diet
dialysissynthesis
Combining parts into whole
combination · integration · association · connection · fusion
- 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