title: Prescribing and monitoring hemodialysis in a 3-4 x/week setting.
abstract: The basics of targeting, writing, adjusting, and monitoring a hemodialysis prescription are reviewed for patients being dialyzed 3 or 4 times a week. K/DOQI 2006 adequacy guidelines and practice recommendations are reviewed, and a practical method using a variety of nomograms is suggested to monitor and adjust the desired level of Kt/V.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60527, USA.
authors.forename: John T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Daugirdas
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000379:methods*; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D013997:Time Factors; D014508:Urea / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D014508:Urea