Biomaterial Database

["Vacation-dialysis" with the Redy portable artificial kidney from Organon Teknika]. 1977

R Morgante

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007676	Kidney Failure, Chronic	The end-stage of CHRONIC RENAL INSUFFICIENCY. It is characterized by the severe irreversible kidney damage (as measured by the level of PROTEINURIA) and the reduction in GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE to less than 15 ml per min (Kidney Foundation: Kidney Disease Outcome Quality Initiative, 2002). These patients generally require HEMODIALYSIS or KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION.	ESRD,End-Stage Renal Disease,Renal Disease, End-Stage,Renal Failure, Chronic,Renal Failure, End-Stage,Chronic Kidney Failure,End-Stage Kidney Disease,Chronic Renal Failure,Disease, End-Stage Kidney,Disease, End-Stage Renal,End Stage Kidney Disease,End Stage Renal Disease,End-Stage Renal Failure,Kidney Disease, End-Stage,Renal Disease, End Stage,Renal Failure, End Stage
D007688	Kidneys, Artificial	Devices which can substitute for normally functioning KIDNEYS in removing components from the blood by DIALYSIS that are normally eliminated in the URINE.	Artificial Kidney,Kidney, Artificial,Artificial Kidneys,Blood Dialyser,Blood Dialyzers,Hemodialyser,Hemodialyzers,Renal Dialysis Machine,Blood Dialysers,Blood Dialyzer,Dialyser, Blood,Dialysers, Blood,Dialysis Machine, Renal,Dialysis Machines, Renal,Dialyzer, Blood,Dialyzers, Blood,Hemodialysers,Hemodialyzer,Machine, Renal Dialysis,Machines, Renal Dialysis,Renal Dialysis Machines
D005060	Europe	The continent north of AFRICA, west of ASIA and east of the ATLANTIC OCEAN.	Northern Europe,Southern Europe,Western Europe
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults