To remove fluid during hemodialysis, a positive hydrostatic pressure is applied to the blood and a negative hydrostatic pressure is applied to the dialysate bath.This process is known as

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To remove fluid, a positive hydrostatic pressure is applied to the blood, and a negative hydrostatic pressure is applied to the dialysate bath.The two forces together, called transmembrane pressure, pull and squeeze the excess fluid from the blood.The difference between the two values (expressed in millimeters of mercury [mm Hg])represents the transmembrane pressure and results in fluid extraction, known as ultrafiltration, from the vascular space.

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