kt/v clearance

[Ron_S]

My kt/v increased from 1.37 to 3.29 since last month. Is this due to better dialysis or increased kidney function or both?

[seneca_beep NKF Ambassador]

From my experience, it may have been collected incorrectly. Staff will probably do a recheck to be sure.

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"experience, it may have been collected incorrectly."0

Wow. How awful!

[KidneyCoach NKF Ambassador in reply to seneca_beep]

I'm sorry to say "collected" is inaccurate. KT/V is a mathematical equation regarding dialysis, time and volume. This is strictly used for dialysis clearances. While its possible a user error may have been made it is possible you're simply getting better dialysis. My Kt/V is usually nearly 4.0. But remember Kt/V has been considered an outdated and irrelevant measure of adequacy/clearance for dialysis since urea is the easiest to remove. A better marker would be to see how well potassium and phosphorus. Here are a couple of examples and explanations. niddk.nih.gov/health-inform... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kt/V medcalc.com/hd.html

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I'm anxious to see why!

[KidneyCoach NKF Ambassador]

KT/V is a mathematical equation regarding dialysis clearance, time and volume. This is strictly used for dialysis clearances. While its possible a user error may have been made it is possible you're simply getting better dialysis. My Kt/V is usually nearly 4.0. But remember Kt/V has been considered an outdated and irrelevant measure of adequacy/clearance for dialysis since urea is the easiest to remove. A better marker would be to see how well potassium and phosphorus. Here are a couple of examples and explanations. niddk.nih.gov/health-inform... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kt/V medcalc.com/hd.html

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