Changes in lung capillary permeability in renal failure.
Excess fluid in the lung can be quantified in chronic dialysis patients by using the double indicator dilution technique. The lung capillaries show an increased permeability to sodium when these patents develop pulmonary oedema.
D019867:Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane Disease / Q000503:physiopathology; D002199:Capillary Permeability; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000503:physiopathology; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D008168:Lung / Q000098:blood supply*; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000209:etiology; D011865:Radioisotope Dilution Technique; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D012711:Serum Albumin, Radio-Iodinated; D012964:Sodium / Q000378:metabolism; D012975:Sodium Isotopes; D014316:Tritium
D012711:Serum Albumin, Radio-Iodinated; D012975:Sodium Isotopes; D014316:Tritium; D012964:Sodium