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Dialytic
Belonging to or resembling the process of dialysis.
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Dialysis technician
A technician who operates and maintains an artificial kidney machine following approved methods to provide dialysis treatment for patients with chronic kidney disease.
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Dialysis disequilibrium
A disturbance in which nausea, vomiting, drowsiness, headache, and seizures occur shortly after the patient begins hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis. The cause is related to the rapid correction of metabolic abnormalities in the uremic patient.
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Dialysis acidosis
Metabolic acidosis due to prolonged hemodialysis in which the pH of the dialysis bath has been inadvertently reduced by the action of contaminating bacteria.
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Intermittent peritoneal dialysis
Dialysis using automated equipment, often performed overnight. The fluid is drained from the peritoneal cavity at the end of the treatment.
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Dialysis dose
The percentage by which blood urea nitrogen (BUN) is reduced during renal dialysis. Inadequate BUN reductions have been linked to increases in patient care costs, hospitalizations, and increased risk of death in patients with chronic renal failure.
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Continuous cyclic peritoneal dialysis
Dialysis performed every night with fluid remaining in the peritoneal cavity until the next night.
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Dialysance
In renal dialysis, the minute rate of net exchange of a substance between blood and dialysis fluid per unit of blood-bath concentration gradient.
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Dial pack
A circular medication packaging design that requires the user to access a dose of medication by turning its packaging to a numbered or lettered notch. This form of packaging is often used to dispense oral contraceptive pills, which must be taken on specific days of the month to be effective.
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Astigmatic dial
A circular dial with black lines of uniform width drawn as if they were connecting opposing numbers on the face of a clock. It is used in testing for astigmatism.
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