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Part Description

LP94912-0   Dry body weight
Dry body weight is the body weight of a hemodialysis patient post-dialysis, when the blood pressure is within normal limits without the use of antihypertensive medication. In patients with renal failure, decline in kidney function leads to increased total body sodium, which causes an increase in extracellular fluid volume (ECV) and hypertension. During dialysis, excess sodium and fluid is removed, with a consequent decrease in blood pressure. Recommended values for blood pressure are pre-dialysis pressure of <140/90 and post-dialysis pressure of <130/85, which indicate adequate volume control. Dry body weight can help monitor ECV but is difficult to determine since it is not a constant value and may vary between hemodialysis sessions. Other methods for measuring ECV include central venous pressure, examination of the external jugular vein, assessment of edema, and the cardiothoracic index. PMID: 25028642 Source: Regenstrief LOINC

Reference Information

Type Source Reference
Article Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Jaeger JQ, Mehta RL. Assessment of dry weight in hemodialysis: an overview. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 1999; 10: 392.

Fully-Specified Name

Component
Dry body weight
Property
Mass
Time
Pt
System
^Patient
Scale
Qn
Method
Measured

Additional Names

Short Name
Dry weight Measured

Basic Attributes

Class
BDYWGT.MOLEC
Type
Clinical
First Released
Version 1.0h(2)
Last Updated
Version 2.73
Common Test Rank Get Info
399

Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
es-MX Spanish (Mexico) Peso corporal seco:Masa:Punto temporal:^ Paciente:Cuantitativo:Measured
es-AR Spanish (Argentina) peso corporal^peso seco:masa:punto en el tiempo:^paciente:cuantitativo:medido
fr-FR French (France) Poids corporel sec:Masse:Ponctuel:Patient:Numérique:Résultat mesuré
it-IT Italian (Italy) Peso corporeo secco:Massa:Pt:^Paziente:Qn:Misurato
Synonyms: paziente Peso del corpo - molecolare Punto nel tempo (episodio)
pt-BR Portuguese (Brazil) Peso corporal enxugado:Massa:Pt:^Paciente:Qn:Mensurado
Synonyms: ; Wt; Dry weight; Bdy weight; Point in time; Random; Quantitative; QNT; Quant; Quan; bod; Bodies; BODY WEIGHT.MOLEC; BODY WEIGHT.MOLEC
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Сухая масса тела:Масса:ТчкВрм:^Пациент:Колич:Измеренный
Synonyms: Количественный Точка во времени;Момент
zh-CN Chinese (China) 干体重:质量:时间点:^患者:定量型:测量法
Synonyms: 医疗服务对象;客户;病人;病患;病号;超系统 - 病人 可用数量表示的;定量性;数值型;数量型;连续数值型标尺 干式体重;干重 时刻;随机;随意;瞬间 标本重量;重 测定法;量度法;量测法 物体 特殊体重;特殊身体重量;身体重量.分子型 身体重量 重量

Example Units

Unit Source
kg;[lb_av] Example UCUM Units

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