FL42--RC 088X miscellaneous dialysis is completed with a patient undergoes an ultrafiltration procedure.  What is ultrafiltration?

What will be an ideal response?


Process involving the removal of excess fluid from the blood of a patient undergoing dialysis. A dialysis machine is used, but a dialysate solution is not. Do not use this designation when the procedure is performed as a component of normal dialysis.

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What is the process of chemically converting drugs into metabolites?

A) Biotransformation B) Excretion C) Distribution D) Absorption

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