Glossary

  • BUN: blood urea nitrogen concentration
  • AVF: arteriovenous fistula
  • AVG: arteriovenous graft
  • Da: Daltons
  • eKt/V: equilibrated Kt/V
  • HD: hemodialysis
  • K (ml/min): dialyzer urea clearance
  • KoA (ml/min): coefficient of mass transfer for urea
  • Kuf (ml/hour/mmHg): coefficient of ultrafiltration
  • Qb (ml/min): dialyzer or blood pump flow rate
  • Qd (ml/min): dialysate flow rate
  • spKt/V: single pool Kt/V
  • stdKt/V: standard Kt/V
  • TMP: transmembrane pressure
  • UF: ultrafiltration
  • V: volume of distribution