| dialysis d. |
see under encephalopathy.
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| dialysis dysequilibrium s. |
a group of symptoms seen during or after overly rapid hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis, resulting from an osmotic shift of water into the brain; usually there is headache and less often nausea, muscle cramps, nervous irritability, drowsiness, and convulsions.
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| dialysis e. |
a degenerative disease of the brain formerly seen with long-term use of hemodialysis, due to aluminum poisoning (q.v.) caused by high levels of aluminum in the water used in the dialysis fluid or by aluminum-containing compounds given to control phosphorus levels. Symptoms include speech disorders, myoclonic jerks, and psychological changes progressing to global dementia. Called also progressive dialysis e. and dialysis dementia.
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| dialytic |
pertaining to or undergoing dialysis.
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| dialytic p. |
the circulation of the blood of two individuals through a dialyzer, separated by a membrane that permits removal of harmful material from the recipient's blood and the contribution of essential factors from the donor's blood.
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