a. Energy: Fats serve as a fuel for energy production. Fat is also an important storage form of body fuel. b. Essential Nutrients: Dietary triglycerides supply the body with essential fatty acids.
Ultrafiltration is the part of the hemodialysis process where fluid is removed from the bloodstream and is often done with the sole purpose of taking fluid off when diuretics aren't doing the trick, or the kidneys have taken a hit and need relief from fluid overload. SLED is hemodialysis at a slower rate.
Hemodialysis is a treatment that involves a pump that circulates a patient's blood through tubing to a semipermeable membrane and returns the blood to the patient. The patient's blood is on one side of the semipermeable membrane and the dialysate bath is on the other side. The dialysate both is made up of bicarbonate, treated water and acid concentrate. The acid concentrate contains specific concentrations of potassium, sodium, magnesium and other electrolytes as well as glucose.