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A general term for determining the functional status of the cardiovascular system as it responds to acute stress such as myocardial infarction and cardiogenic or septic shock. This may include frequent assessments of blood pressure, pulse, mental status, urinary output, intracardiac pressure changes, and cardiac output. The data obtained permit the critical care team to…

The use of an artificial kidney to clear urea, metabolic waste products, toxins, and excess fluid from the blood. This procedure is used to treat end-stage renal failure, transient renal failure, and some cases of poisoning or drug overdose. In the U.S., more than 345,000 patients undergo hemodialysis regularly for end-stage renal disease. The primary…

Examination of the blood for diagnostic purposes.  

A method of ultrafiltration in which a patient’s blood is directed through a hemofilter and then dialyzed by a countercurrent solution before it is returned to the patient. Volume, electrolytes, metabolites, or toxins are removed from the blood before it re-enters the body.  

The phagocytic ingestion of red blood cells.  

The study of the structure and function of blood cells.  

A metal or absorbable clip used to ligate blood vessels.  

Blood in the bile or bile ducts.  

An agglutinin that clumps the red blood corpuscles.  

Possessing only one of the gene pair that determines a particular genetic trait.