Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
hemodialysis
he·mo·di·al·y·sis [ hee-moh-dahy-al-uh-sis, hem-oh- ]
Also called:
Intermittent Hemodialysis
Definitions related to hemodialysis:
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A therapeutic procedure involving the extracorporeal removal of harmful waste and fluids from the blood using a dialysis machine. Following dialysis, the blood is returned to the body.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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A therapeutic procedure used in patients with kidney failure. It involves the extracorporeal removal of harmful wastes and fluids from the blood using a dialysis machine. Following the dialysis, the blood is returned to the body.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Removal of certain elements from the blood based on the difference in their rates of diffusion through a semipermeable membrane.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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The use of a machine to remove wastes and impurities from the blood when the kidneys are not working properly.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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Therapy for the insufficient cleansing of the blood by the kidneys based on dialysis.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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(hemodialysis therapy) Management of extracorporeal passage of the patient's blood through a dialyzerNursing Interventions ClassificationUniversity of Iowa, 2007
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In hemodialysis, a patient�s blood is pumped into a dialyzer containing 2 fluid compartments configured as bundles of hollow fiber capillary tubes or as parallel, sandwiched sheets of semipermeable membranes. In either configuration, blood in the first compartment is pumped along one side of a semipermeable membrane while a crystalloid...Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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In hemodialysis, a machine filters wastes, salts and fluid from your blood when your kidneys are no longer healthy enough to do this work adequately. Hemodialysis (he-moe-die-AL-uh-sis) is one way to treat advanced kidney failure and can help you carry on an active life despite failing kidneys.Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
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