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- Title
Emergencies in the Dialysis Patient.
- Authors
Velez, Larissa I.; Benitez, Fernando L.; Green, Walter; Czarnik, Ann; Weston, Robert A.
- Abstract
The article provides information on the kidney diseases and associated emergencies in the treatment of the dialysis patients. According to the Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative Guidelines of National Kidney Foundation Inc. (NKF), kidney disease classification is based on the glomerular filtration rate (GFR). It discusses several emergencies in the dialysis patients including electrolyte emergencies, cardiovascular emergencies and hypertensive emergencies.
- Subjects
KIDNEY diseases; NATIONAL Kidney Foundation Inc.; GLOMERULAR filtration rate; HEMODIALYSIS patients; CARDIOVASCULAR emergencies; WATER-electrolyte imbalances
- Publication
Emergency Medicine Reports, 2012, p122
- ISSN
0746-2506
- Publication type
Article