β |
Standardized coefficient |
β2M |
β2-microglobulin |
AAMI |
Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation |
ACE |
Angiotensin-converting enzyme |
ADMA |
Asymmetric dimethylarginine |
AR |
Access recirculation |
ARB |
Angiotensin receptor blocker |
AV |
Arteriovenous |
BMI |
Body mass index |
BSA |
Body surface area |
BUN |
Blood urea nitrogen |
BW |
Body weight |
C |
Concentration |
C0/C |
Predialysis to postdialysis concentration ratio |
CANUSA |
Canada-USA Study |
CAPD |
Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis |
CAPR |
Cardiopulmonary recirculation |
Cav |
Average concentration |
CFU |
Colony-forming unit |
CI |
Confidence interval |
CKD |
Chronic kidney disease |
CMS |
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
COX-2 |
Cyclooxygenase-2 |
CPG |
Clinical Practice Guideline |
CPR |
Clinical Practice Recommendation |
CQI |
Continuous quality improvement |
CVD |
Cardiovascular disease |
DOPPS |
Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study |
DOQI |
Dialysis Outcomes Quality Initiative |
eKt/V |
Urea-equilibrated Kt/V |
ECF |
Extracellular fluid |
ECV |
Extracellular volume |
EKR |
Equivalent renal clearance |
G |
Urea generation rate |
GFR |
Glomerular filtration rate |
HbA1c |
Hemoglobin A1c |
HD |
Hemodialysis |
HEMO Study |
Kidney Disease Clinical Studies Initiative Hemodialysis Study |
HMG |
3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl |
HR |
Hazard ratio |
HRQOL |
Health-related quality of life |
IDEAL |
Initiating Dialysis Early And Late |
JNC |
Joint National Committee |
Kce |
Continuous equivalent clearance |
Kd |
Dialyzer clearance |
KDOQI |
Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative |
KDQOL-SF™ |
Kidney Disease and Quality of Life Short Form |
Kecn |
Dialyzer clearance estimated by conductivity |
KLS |
Kidney Learning System |
K0A |
Dialyzer mass transfer area coefficient |
Kr |
Residual native kidney urea clearance |
KRT |
Kidney replacement therapy |
Kt/V |
Clearance expressed as a fraction of urea or body water volume |
Kt/Vurea |
Urea clearance expressed as Kt/V |
Kuf |
Ultrafiltration coefficient |
Kurea |
Effective (delivered) dialyzer urea clearance |
LVH |
Left ventricular hypertrophy |
MDRD |
Modification of Diet in Renal Disease |
NCDS |
National Cooperative Dialysis Study |
nd |
No data reported |
nEKR |
Equivalent renal clearance normalized to body size |
NIH |
National Institutes of Health |
NIVM |
Noninvasive monitoring |
NKF |
National Kidney Foundation |
nPCR |
Normalized protein catabolic rate |
nPNA |
Normalized protein nitrogen appearance rate |
NS |
Not significant |
OR |
Odds ratio |
PD |
Peritoneal dialysis |
p38MAPK |
p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase |
QOL |
Quality of life |
rKt/V |
Residual Kt/V |
RC |
Remote compartment |
RCT |
Randomized controlled trial |
RKF |
Residual kidney function |
RR |
Relative risk |
SD |
Standard deviation |
spKt/V |
Single-pool delivered Kt/V (by dialysis only, exclusive of RKF) |
stdKt/V |
Standard Kt/V |
SRI |
Solute removal index |
t |
Treatment time |
td |
Time from beginning to end of dialysis |
TAC |
Time-averaged concentration |
TCV |
Total cell volume |
TMP |
Transmembrane pressure |
UFR |
Ultrafiltration rate |
URR |
Urea reduction ratio |
USRDS |
United States Renal Data System |
V |
Volume, usually of body urea distribution or total body water |
Vurea |
Patient's volume of urea distribution |