Dry weight: to be set or not to be ... that is a good question.
The dialysis procedure should be individually tailored to the client at all times. Learn each client's signs and symptoms for a hypotensive occurrence as well as other signals that suggest the need to adjust fluid removal when aiming for or establishing a new dry weight. Clients may display a variety of indicators, and it is imperative to familiarize yourself as much as possible with client-specific symptoms. Some clients also exhibit specific symptoms prior to actually experiencing a blood pressure drop. Learning these "red flags" is also important.
Mercy Medical and Kidney Center, Des Moines, IA, USA.
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D001835:Body Weight; D004435:Eating; D006400:Hematocrit; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D011788:Quality of Life; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing
D006454:Hemoglobins