Acute Confusion in Dialysis Patients.
Summary of "Acute Confusion in Dialysis Patients."
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Affiliation
Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Republic of Korea.
Journal Details
This article was published in the following journal.
Name: The Journal of emergency medicine
ISSN: 0736-4679
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Links
- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20656442
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jemermed.2010.05.056
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Renal Dialysis
Therapy for the insufficient cleansing of the BLOOD by the kidneys based on dialysis and including hemodialysis, PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, and HEMODIAFILTRATION.
Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory
Portable peritoneal dialysis using the continuous (24 hours a day, 7 days a week) presence of peritoneal dialysis solution in the peritoneal cavity except for periods of drainage and instillation of fresh solution.
Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated
An acute or subacute inflammatory process of the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM characterized histologically by multiple foci of perivascular demyelination. Symptom onset usually occurs several days after an acute viral infection or immunization, but it may coincide with the onset of infection or rarely no antecedent event can be identified. Clinical manifestations include CONFUSION, somnolence, FEVER, nuchal rigidity, and involuntary movements. The illness may progress to COMA and eventually be fatal. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p921)
Peritoneal Dialysis
Dialysis fluid being introduced into and removed from the peritoneal cavity as either a continuous or an intermittent procedure.
Membranes, Artificial
Artificially produced membranes, such as semipermeable membranes used in artificial kidney dialysis (RENAL DIALYSIS), monomolecular and bimolecular membranes used as models to simulate biological CELL MEMBRANES. These membranes are also used in the process of GUIDED TISSUE REGENERATION.
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