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An on-line monitor of dialyzer Na and K flux in hemodialysis.
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1991
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Electrolyte DisorderDialysisDialysis TherapyTranslational MedicineRenal FunctionBioanalysisElectrolyte DisturbanceClinical ChemistryChronic Kidney DiseaseNa FluxNa RemovalHemodialysisSodium HomeostasisKidney FailureDialyzer NaOn-line MonitorPotassium HomeostasisUrologyPhysiologyElectrophysiologyMedicineNephrologyKidney ResearchBlood Na
A closed loop Na kinetic model is developed which permits 1) prescription of precise profiles of Na removal from its extracellular volume of distribution ((dVeCe)/dt), while 2) assuring that the total interdialytic accumulation of Na is removed during each dialysis. The model requires precise continuous measurement of Na flux in the dialysate stream, and a device to accomplish this (Ionflow) was developed and evaluated. In vivo studies showed that changes in body content of Na agreed to +/- 40 mEq, with total Na flux measured by Ionoflow. This agreement is excellent, considering that +/- 1 mEq/L in blood Na represents approximately 40 mEq in the average patient. The Ionoflow is considered accurate to +/- 10 to 20 mEq Na over a dialysis. The Ionoflow fulfills monitoring requirements necessary to implement clinical trials of closed loop Na modeling.