Magnesium Concentration in Dialysate

Disappearance of uraemic pruritus after lowering dialysate magnesium concentration.

Case 1-A 68-year-old man presented with pain in his right calf similar to cramp after a flight lasting at least 20 hours from Australia to England. After arriving home his calf became more painful and the foot cold and numb. There was gradual improvement over the next few days, but seven days after arrival in England he sought hospital treatment. He was fit, blood pressure 140/80 mm Hg, in sinu...

Review of dialysate calcium concentration in hemodialysis.

The dialysate calcium (Ca) concentration for hemodialysis (HD) patients can be adjusted to manage more optimally the body's Ca and phosphate balance, and thus improve bone metabolism as well as reduce accelerated arteriosclerosis and cardiovascular mortality. The appropriate dialysate Ca concentration allowing this balance should be prescribed to each individual patient depending on a multitude...

[Dialysate calcium concentration and hypercalcemia in CKD].

Optimizing the dialysate calcium concentration in bicarbonate haemodialysis.

BACKGROUND There is no consensus regarding the optimal dialysate calcium concentration (DCa) during haemodialysis (HD). Low DCa may predispose to acute arrhythmias, whereas high DCa increases the long-term risk of soft tissue calcifications. METHODS Twenty-two HD patients treated in four dialysis centres underwent two HD sessions, respectively, with 1.5 and 1.25 mmol/L total DCa. Calcium mass...

Online measurement of urea concentration in spent dialysate during hemodialysis.

BACKGROUND We describe online optical measurements of urea in the effluent dialysate line during regular hemodialysis treatment of several patients. Monitoring urea removal can provide valuable information about dialysis efficiency. METHODS Spectral measurements were performed with a Fourier-transform infrared spectrometer equipped with a flow-through cell. Spectra were recorded across the 50...