Hemodialysis Equipment

• Hemodialysis machine (dialysis monitor)

  • Controls blood flow and dialysate flow.

  • Monitors pressure, temperature, conductivity, and fluid removal.

  • Includes safety alarms and air-detection systems.

• Dialyzer

  • Often called the artificial kidney.

  • Contains a semipermeable membrane through which waste and excess substances move from blood into dialysate.

• Blood tubing set

  • Connects the patient's vascular access to the dialyzer and dialysis machine.

  • Usually consists of arterial and venous bloodlines.