What is UF used to measure? wedding 12-10-11. Growing interest in evaluating the quality of dialysis facility fluid management practices led to the recent consideration of two fluid-related clinical quality measures, an ultrafiltration (UF) rate measure and a target weight measure, for inclusion in the United States (U.S.) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Quality Incentive Program (QIP). The UF efficiency, defined as the net UF divided by the amount of total CHO absorbed, UF efficiency = net UF (mL) / total CHO absorbed (g), has previously been suggested as a new metric to guide the design of optimal therapy regimens and new solution development (4). In order to reduce the threat of the harmful by-products accumulating in our body via metabolic processes, our excretory system functions efficiently and immediately remove them from our body. It is the total fluid removal during the cycler.

Dialysis treatment plan A plan that is based on the individual needs of a person with end stage renal disease (ESRD) to reestablish physical balance. Ultrafiltration occurs when fluid passes across a semipermeable membrane (a membrane that allows some substances to pass through but not others) due to a driving pressure.

A dietitian can help a person manage their kidney health (and other things like blood pressure) through dietary changes. Re: What is the UF in the Baxter machine for? Thanks. What does it mean when the number is high (>1000)? Other than those methods, kidneys play a big role in the excretory function. Diffusion Passage of particles from a solution of high … « Reply #1 on: July 20, 2012, 12:40:55 PM » I think the UF is the ultrafiltration.

Ultrafiltration is the removal of fluid from a patient and is one of the functions of the kidneys that dialysis treatment replaces. Dialyzer (see “artificial kidney”) Dietitian An important member of a treatment team. Through exhalation, some products go out while some go out through our skin via sweating. Sr. Locate the following ultrafiltration (UF) controls: UF goal, UF time, UF rate, and UF removed. The UF rate is governed by two factors: The volume that must be removed (the UF volume). If its more then 1000 you are taking off a …

Member Offline Gender: Posts: 665 . dialysis run is 2 hours, the speedof removal (UF rate) will be 2 litres per hour. The UF time is the amount of time over which the fluid will be pulled from the patient. The UF goal is the total amount of fluid in mL to be removed from the patient during the dialysis treatment. Uf stands for micro farad, that is 10^-6 It specifies rating of the capacitor High uf means less energy stored and low uf is more energy stored. Hence, kidneys are responsible for the maintenance of the body ho… Logged Lillupie.