AVF |
Arteriovenous fistula |
AVG |
Arteriovenous graft |
BP |
Blood pressure |
CHF |
Congestive heart failure |
CPR |
Clinical Practice Recommendations |
CrCl |
Creatinine clearance |
CVD |
Cardiovascular disease |
DOQI |
Dialysis Outcomes Quality Initiative |
GFR |
Glomerular filtration rate |
HD |
Hemodialysis |
HTN |
Hypertension |
KDOQI |
Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative |
Kt/V |
Measure of dialysis adequacy calculated from K (dialyzer clearance), t (time) and V (volume of body water in a given patient) |
LVH |
Left ventricular hypertrophy |
NKF |
National Kidney Foundation |
PD |
Peritoneal dialysis |
RCT |
Randomized controlled trial |
ROC |
Receiver operating characteristics |
SGA |
Subjective global assessment |
TPA |
Tissue plasminogen activator |
UOP |
Urine output |
UrCl |
Urea clearance |
US |
Ultrasonography |