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Peritoneal Dialysis Dose and Adequacy

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Publication Year: 2006
Language: English
Website: http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/peritonealdose/index.htm

When kidneys fail, waste products such as urea and creatinine build up in the blood. One way to remove these wastes is a process called peritoneal dialysis (PD). This publication provides general information about PD dose and adequacy, types of PD, testing for efficiency, compliance, residual kidney function, and information about research.

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This publication is available only on the Internet.

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National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse, NIDDK, NIH, HHS
3 Information Way
Bethesda MD 20892-3580

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