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- Systemic
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Disease Information for Dialysis
- Clinical Manifestations
- Signs & Symptoms
- Myoclonus/Myoclonic jerks on exam
- Paresthesias
- Typical Clinical Presentation
- Presentation/Splenomegaly/dialysis patient
- Demographics & Risk Factors
- Established Disease Population
- Patient/Dialysis shunt/hemodialysis
- Laboratory Tests
- Abnormal Lab Findings - Decreased
- ApoA-I lipoprotein Level (Lab)
- Aspartamine aminotransferase (SGOT, AST) (Lab)
- BUN/Creatinine ratio (Lab)
- Ferritin, serum (Lab)
- Folic acid/Folate (Lab)
- Abnormal Lab Findings - Increased
- Aluminum level/blood (Lab)
- Beta globulin, serum (Lab)
- Beta2-microglobulin, serum (Lab)
- CK-BB (Lab)
- Homocysteine serum (Lab)
- Associated Diseases & Rule outs
- Associated Disease & Complications
- Aluminum toxicity/syndrome
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Folate deficiency
- Heterotopic calcifying disorder
- Hyperosmolar state
- Hypertriglyceridemia
- Iatrogenic disorder/complication/effects
- Leukocytosis
- Metabolic encephalopathy
- Vitamin B complex deficiency
- Vitamin deficiencies
- Disease Mechanism & Classification
- Class
- CLASS/Renal/kidney involvement/disorder (ex)
- CLASS/Urologic (category)
- Treatment
- Drug Therapy - Indication
- RX/Anticoagulants
- RX/Calcitrol (Calcijex)
- RX/Folic/Folinic acid (Leukovorin)
- Definition
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The process of separating crystalloids and colloids in solution by the difference in their rates of diffusion through a semipermeable membrane; crystalloids pass through readily, colloids very slowly or not at all.
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- NEJM (The New England Journal of Medicine)