HAEMODIAFILTRATION
HDF
process whereby concentrations of water-soluble substances in a PATIENT's blood and an
excess of fluid of a PATIENT with renal insufficiency are corrected by a simultaneous
combination of HD and HF
HAEMODIALYSIS
HD
process whereby concentrations of water-soluble substances in a PATIENT's blood and an
excess of fluid of a PATIENT with renal insufficiency are corrected by bidirectional diffusive
transport and ULTRAFILTRATION across a semi-permeable membrane separating the blood from
the DIALYSIS FLUID
Note 1 to entry: This process normally includes fluid removal by filtration. This process is usually also
accompanied by diffusion of substances from the DIALYSIS FLUID into the blood.
* HAEMODIALYSIS EQUIPMENT
ME EQUIPMENT or ME SYSTEM used to perform HAEMODIALYSIS, HAEMODIAFILTRATION and/or
HAEMOFILTRATION
Note 1 to entry: When the term ME EQUIPMENT is used in headings it is equivalent to HAEMODIALYSIS EQUIPMENT.
When the term ME EQUIPMENT is used in the text it is referring to a general ME EQUIPMENT.