How do you approach the use of ultrafiltration during dialysis sessions in a pregnant patient who was recently started on hemodialysis?
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Nephrology · University of California San Francisco School of Medicine
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- At my university, pregnant patients on dialysis are on fetal monitoring throughout the dialysis session to monitor for fetal distress.
- Our patients receive 4 hours of dialysis 6 days a week. These patients often have some renal function, as they are not uncommonly initiated on dialysis at GFR > 1...
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