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As kidney replacement therapies (KRT) have become a strained and limited resource during the #COVID19 pandemic, here is a quick #tweetorial on how these treatments work:

What is the main mechanism by which clearance is achieved during intermittent #hemodialysis?
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KRT has 2 powers:
1⃣Clearance (removal of solutes, like potassium 🍌)
2⃣Volume removal 💧

...and it comes in 2 flavors:
1⃣Intermittent
2⃣Continuous
3/ How does the potassium go from 7.2 meq/L to 4 after an intermittent #hemodialysis (iHD) session?

Chemistry 101: DIFFUSION!

Solutes are cleared via diffusion as they move ⬇️ their concentration gradient across a SEMIPERMEABLE membrane

DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc1301071
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(1/11) #ValveDiseaseDay #Tweetorial: Today is Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day and we’re sharing facts about heart valve disease. Follow along to learn more about what can occur when heart valves are diseased or damaged. @Lross246 @mirvatalasnag
@Lross246 @mirvatalasnag (2/11) #ValveDiseaseDay #Tweetorial: Facts about heart valve disease: affects >11 million Americans; 1/10 patients >75 y/o have moderate to severe heart valve disease; & 25k people in the U.S. die from heart valve disease annually. bit.ly/3bWaURr
@Lross246 @mirvatalasnag (3/11) #ValveDiseaseDay #Tweetorial: There are many barriers to treatment, some of the top contributors include access to SHD clinics, referral bias, socioeconomic issues & symptom recognition. #cvVHD
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