Successful full-term delivery in a patient with maintenance hemodialysis using natriuretic peptides as volume markers without X-ray examination: a case report and literature review
Abstract A 38-year-old female undergoing maintenance hemodialysis became pregnant. To avoid X-ray exposure, plasma levels of natriuretic peptides were mainly used to determine dry weight. Dry weight was increased every week according to the gestation week. By closely monitoring the levels of natriur...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-08-01
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| Series: | Renal Replacement Therapy |
| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41100-019-0227-6 |