There are 2 subcategories of dialysis. Hemodialysis (HD) and peritoneal dialysis ...

... (PD). HD is achieved by exposing the blood to a dialysate solution in a filter. The clearance of waste products occurs by diffusion. In PD the diffusion is achieved using the peritoneal membrane

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