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involves circulating the patient's blood outside of the body through an extracorporeal circuit (ECC), or dialysis circuit. The ECC is made up of plastic blood tubing, a filter known as a dialyzer (or artificial kidney), and a dialysis machine
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What is the removal of waste products directly from the blood?
Hemodialysis
What is the separation of waste from the blood by filtration through a machine called?
Hemodialysis
What is the process called where urea and other waste materials are removed from the blood during kidney dialysis?
This process is called hemodialysis.
What does photolysis involve?
photolysis
What does osmosis involve the movement of?
Water
When comparing hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis it can be said that?
When comparing hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis, it can be said that
What replaces kidney function by filtering waste products directly from the patients blood?
Hemodialysis
What are the difference between peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis?
hemodialysis takes longer than peritoneal dialysis
What is the suffix for hemodialysis?
-lysis
What is artificial kidney machine?
Hemodialysis
When are grats used for hemodialysis?
Grafts are often the access of choice when a hemodialysis patient has small veins that will not likely develop properly into a fistula.
Who is Hemodialysis treatment good for?
Hemodialysis treatment may be required to reduce serum potassium levels in hyperkalemic patients with impaired kidney function
How often is hemodialysis used?
Most hemodialysis patients require treatment three times a week, for an average of three to four hours per dialysis "run"
What health condition requires hemodialysis?
Renal failure
What is shunting blood so that it may be filtered?
hemodialysis
What is the CPT code for Hemodialysis catheter placement?
996.1
What does interdialytic mean?
the time between hemodialysis treatments.
