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[Regulatory factors for changing laboratory data before and after dialysis therapy]
1Department of Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Tokushima, Tokushima 770-8503.
Abstract:
The proper assessment of laboratory data in dialysis patients is important to maintain the effectiveness of therapy. The factors for regulating laboratory data in dialysis patients are as follows: 1. abnormal data associated with renal dysfunction(uremic state). 2. changes in laboratory data related to dialysis therapy. 3. changes in data related to biocompability for dialysis. 4. changes in data related to movement of fluid between different compartments. 5. changes in data related to different methods of therapy. The goal of this discussion is to describe the general principles for the assessment of laboratory data in dialysis patients, to offer a good therapy and to provide the best outcome in order to improve the ADL and QOL in the patients.
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