Peritoneal equilibration test

Peritoneal Equilibration Test (PET)

Peritoneal Equilibration Test (PET) == Template:IPA ==

The Template:IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin alphabet. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century as a standardized representation of the sounds of spoken language.

Pronunciation

The pronunciation of the term "IPA" is /aɪ piː eɪ/ in English.

Etymology

The term "IPA" is an acronym for the International Phonetic Alphabet. The International Phonetic Association, founded in 1886, created the IPA to provide a single, universal system for the transcription of spoken language.

Related Terms

Phonetic notation: A system used to visually represent the sounds of speech. The IPA is one type of phonetic notation.
Phonetics: The study of the physical sounds of human speech. It is concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phonemes), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception.
Phonology: The study of the way sounds function within a particular language or languages. While phonetics concerns the physical production, acoustic transmission and perception of the sounds of speech, phonology describes the way sounds function within a particular language or languages.
Transcription (linguistics): The systematic representation of spoken language in written form. The source of the words transcribe and transcription, the term means "to write across" in Latin, and it's the process of converting spoken language into written form. In linguistics, this is often done using the IPA.

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Languages: - East Asian 中文, 日本, 한국어, South Asian हिन्दी, Urdu, বাংলা, తెలుగు, தமிழ், ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian Indonesian, Vietnamese, Thai, မြန်မာဘာသာ, European español, Deutsch, français, русский, português do Brasil, Italian, polski is a medical procedure used to evaluate the peritoneal membrane function in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis. The term originates from the Latin peritoneum meaning "abdomen" and equilibrium meaning "balance", and the English test.

Overview

The Peritoneal Equilibration Test is a diagnostic tool that measures the rate at which solutes and fluids move from the blood into the peritoneal cavity during peritoneal dialysis. This test helps to determine the most effective dialysis prescription for each individual patient.

Procedure

The test involves infusing a solution containing dextrose into the peritoneal cavity. After a four-hour dwell time, the fluid is drained and the concentrations of dextrose and creatinine are measured. The ratio of these concentrations in the drained fluid to their concentrations in the infused fluid is used to classify patients as having high, high-average, low-average, or low peritoneal transport rates.

Related Terms

Peritoneum: The serous membrane lining the cavity of the abdomen and covering the abdominal organs.
Dialysis: The clinical purification of blood by dialysis, as a substitute for the normal function of the kidney.
Dextrose: A form of glucose found in human blood.
Creatinine: A chemical waste molecule that is generated from muscle metabolism.

Peritoneal equilibration test