which fluid remove from body during Dialysis??

[Monir Ahmed]

In our body have many kind of fluid like intracellular fluid, extracellular fluids, intravascular fluid, interstitial fluid etc

We know by doing Dialysis remove our excess fluid from body.

so I'd like to ask you what kind of fluid remove from our body during Dialysis?????

Let me know please

[Rocknurse, MSN, APRN, NP]

All these fluids have one thing in common...they're all water. You can have intracellular / intravascular fluid and extracellular / extravascular fluid. Dialysis removes fluid from the intravascular space and helps encourage extravascular fluid to move back to the intravascular space by osmosis and sodium profiling. Fluid constantly shifts in the body and is not static. The water that is removed contains waste products such as urea and creatinine that are by-products of metabolism normally removed by the kidneys. Dialysis has two components: diffusion and ultrafiltration. Diffusion uses an artificial membrane to filter toxins from the blood. Ultrafiltration removes extra fluid from the blood. You can do both of the functions simultaneously or independently of each other.

The dialysis bath, or dialysate , is comprised of a variety of solutes and electrolytes. Diffusion occurs when one set of solutes or electrolytes is higher on one side than the other, and will move usually from the higher concentration to the lower concentration. So, if the patient has for example a high K+, and the dialysate has a lower K+, the higher K+ in the patient's blood will diffuse through the membrane towards the lower concentration and be removed from the body. The dialysate never actually touches the blood which is why it doesn't need to be sterile. It also acts as an acid base buffer by balancing the acid of the dialysate with the base of the bicarbonate.

I hope that helps!

[AnnieOaklyRN, BSN, RN, EMT-P]

homework!

[Monir Ahmed]

Thank you so much! yeah it's very helpful for me.

[RegenerativeNurse, ASN, LPN, RN]

Trying to "study" before beginning my new dialysis job & this is very helpful! Thank you!