title: Metabolic effects of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.
abstract: Chronic ambulatory peritoneal dialysis is associated with a number of metabolic abnormalities. These include lipid abnormalities, most commonly hypertriglyceridemia, increased VLDL and decreased HDL-cholesterol levels; carbohydrate abnormalities, a result of the absorption of large quantities of glucose; protein losses, consisting of albumin and amino acid losses; and a propensity to obesity. The pathogenesis and possible consequences of these abnormalities are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Medical School, Philadelphia 19104.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Morrison
mesh_terms: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D006946:Hyperinsulinism / Q000209:etiology*; D015228:Hypertriglyceridemia / Q000209:etiology*; D007019:Hypoproteinemia / Q000209:etiology*; D008079:Lipoproteins, VLDL / Q000097:blood; D009765:Obesity / Q000209:etiology*; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008079:Lipoproteins, VLDL