...Marsha Wolfson; Michael Jones All peritoneal dialysis (PD) solutions are designed to remove toxins and water, normalize the blood electrolyte profile, and provide alkali to help maintain acid-base balance. Different formulations, however, may have different effects upon nutrition status. Solutions...

...Anna Mortelmans; Raymond Vanholder Malnutrition is a frequent problem of patients on intermittent hemodialysis and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Intradialytic parenteral nutrition (IDPN), i.e. intravenous supplementation of mixtures of glucose, amino acids and/or lipids...

... is restricted and their protein and energy requirements are similar to healthy subjects. However, there has been concern that dietary therapy compromises the nutritional status of CRF patients and that initiating dialysis would be preferable to this type of therapy. Kopple and co-workers hade identified...

... upon lean body mass in well-nourished MHD patients. The metabolic effects of rhIGF-1 and rhGH on energy expenditure may differ in response to their opposite effects on lipid oxidation and insulin regulation. Energy expenditure Hemodialysis Indirect calorimetry Nutrition Insulin-like growth...

... importance of the various factors which cause anorexia and stimulate protein catabolism is still not well understood. Renal failure Nutrition Catabolism Dialysis 1997 Copyright / Drug Dosage / Disclaimer Copyright: All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be translated into other...