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Renal Dialysis

Medical Definition:	Therapy for the insufficient cleansing of the BLOOD by the kidneys based on dialysis and including hemodialysis, PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, and HEMODIAFILTRATION.
Guide Notes:	/instrum permitted but consider also KIDNEY, ARTIFICIAL
Also Called:	Dialysis, Extracorporeal,Hemodialysis
Previously Indexed:	Dialysis (1966),Kidney, Artificial (1966)

Renal Dialysis Categories.

	Hemodiafiltration - The combination of hemodialysis and hemofiltration either simultaneously or sequentially. Convective transport (hemofiltration) may be better for removal of larger molecular weight substances and diffusive transport (hemodialysis) for smaller molecular weight solutes.
	Hemodialysis, Home - Long-term maintenance hemodialysis in the home.
	Peritoneal Dialysis - Dialysis fluid being introduced into and removed from the peritoneal cavity as either a continuous or an intermittent procedure.

Renal Dialysis Medical Definitions and Terms

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