File - Dr. Jerry Cronin
... as a result of countercurrent flow. • Countercurrent exchange is the process by which solutes and water are passively exchanged between the blood of the vasa recta and interstitial fluid of the renal medulla as a result of countercurrent flow. – This provides oxygen and nutrients to the renal medull ...
... as a result of countercurrent flow. • Countercurrent exchange is the process by which solutes and water are passively exchanged between the blood of the vasa recta and interstitial fluid of the renal medulla as a result of countercurrent flow. – This provides oxygen and nutrients to the renal medull ...
as a PDF
... biochemically successful dialysis. In the mechanism proposed by Kennedy et al. (9), an osmotic gradient was created, during dialysis, between the brain tissues, the cerebrospinal fluid, and extracellular fluid compartments, such that water would shift into the first of these; this event would be ass ...
... biochemically successful dialysis. In the mechanism proposed by Kennedy et al. (9), an osmotic gradient was created, during dialysis, between the brain tissues, the cerebrospinal fluid, and extracellular fluid compartments, such that water would shift into the first of these; this event would be ass ...
Excretion
... nephron eliminates wastes from the body, regulates blood volume and blood pressure, controls levels of electrolytes and metabolites, and regulates blood pH. Its functions are vital to life. The nephron is a cupped shaped structure that contains numerous capillary clusters used to collect filtered ur ...
... nephron eliminates wastes from the body, regulates blood volume and blood pressure, controls levels of electrolytes and metabolites, and regulates blood pH. Its functions are vital to life. The nephron is a cupped shaped structure that contains numerous capillary clusters used to collect filtered ur ...
Uremic Toxicity
... • Peritoneal membrane was more leaky and thus more effective at removing middle molecules than the hemodialysis membranes. • It is well established that CAPD patients may survive and thrive as well as HD patients do, even though their average weekly clearance of urea is considerably lower than that ...
... • Peritoneal membrane was more leaky and thus more effective at removing middle molecules than the hemodialysis membranes. • It is well established that CAPD patients may survive and thrive as well as HD patients do, even though their average weekly clearance of urea is considerably lower than that ...
Gastric lavage
... These methods require that the renal route be a significant contributor to total clearance ...
... These methods require that the renal route be a significant contributor to total clearance ...
CLEAN • Means some bacteria or bugs have been removed
... • Means ALL bacteria or bugs have been removed. • Done by special equipment or with special chemicals. What is sterile? The inside of your transfer set. The inside of your catheter. The inside of the cap on your transfer set. The solution in the dialysis bag. The inside of the tubing for dialysis.. ...
... • Means ALL bacteria or bugs have been removed. • Done by special equipment or with special chemicals. What is sterile? The inside of your transfer set. The inside of your catheter. The inside of the cap on your transfer set. The solution in the dialysis bag. The inside of the tubing for dialysis.. ...
The Kidneys
... and concentration of dissolved substances in the blood and tissue fluid stay relatively constant. Osmoreceptors in the hypothalamus monitor the water potential of the blood. This varies the amount of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) released into the bloodstream. The kidneys respond to a change in ADH con ...
... and concentration of dissolved substances in the blood and tissue fluid stay relatively constant. Osmoreceptors in the hypothalamus monitor the water potential of the blood. This varies the amount of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) released into the bloodstream. The kidneys respond to a change in ADH con ...
Hemodialysis
Hemodialysis, also spelled haemodialysis, commonly called kidney dialysis or simply dialysis, is a process of purifying the blood of a person whose kidneys are not working normally. It is a method that is used to achieve the extracorporeal removal of waste products such as creatinine and urea and free water from the blood when the kidneys are in a state of renal failure. Hemodialysis is one of three renal replacement therapies (the other two being renal transplant and peritoneal dialysis). An alternative method for extracorporeal separation of blood components such as plasma or cells is apheresis.Hemodialysis can be an outpatient or inpatient therapy. Routine hemodialysis is conducted in a dialysis outpatient facility, either a purpose built room in a hospital or a dedicated, stand alone clinic. Less frequently hemodialysis is done at home. Dialysis treatments in a clinic are initiated and managed by specialized staff made up of nurses and technicians; dialysis treatments at home can be self initiated and managed or done jointly with the assistance of a trained helper who is usually a family member.