dialysis dysequilibrium
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dialysis dysequilibrium syndrome — a group of symptoms seen during or after overly rapid hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis, resulting from an osmotic shift of water into the brain; usually there is headache and less often nausea, muscle cramps, nervous irritability, drowsiness,… … Medical dictionary
flow-volume dysequilibrium — the lower than normal solute content of blood that has just gone through dialysis, which tends to draw solutes out of other fluid containing body compartments such as cells; urea rebound is one result … Medical dictionary
urea rebound — a sudden increase in release of urea into the bloodstream by cells and organs that normally store it, seen in the first 15 minutes to an hour after urea has been removed by dialysis; this is caused by flow volume dysequilibrium … Medical dictionary
