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- Hemofiltration [r]: An extracorporeal ultrafiltration technique without hemodialysis for treatment of fluid overload and electrolyte disturbances affecting renal, cardiac, or pulmonary function. [e]
- Hemodiafiltration [r]: The combination of hemodialysis and hemofiltration either simultaneously or sequentially. [e]
- Renal dialysis [r]: Therapy for the insufficient cleansing of the blood by the kidneys based on dialysis. [e]
- Kidney transplantation [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Acute kidney injury [r]: Formerly termed acute renal failure (ARF), an abrupt (within 48 hours) reduction in kidney function currently defined as an absolute increase in serum creatinine, a percentage increase in serum creatinine , or a reduction in urine output beyond quantitatively defined levels [e]
- Chronic kidney disease [r]: Kidney damage or glomerular filtration rate (GFR) <60 mL/min/1.73 m(2) for 3 months or more, irrespective of cause. [e]
- Dialysis [r]: A process of selective diffusion through a membrane. It is usually used to separate low-molecular-weight solutes which diffuse through the membrane from the colloidal and high-molecular-weight solutes which do not. [e]
- Contrast-induced nephropathy [r]: Acute kidney injury from radiocontrast. [e]
- Chronic Kidney Disease [r]: Add brief definition or description