Adequacy of Dialysis
About once a month, your dialysis care team will test your blood by using one of two formulas: URR or Kt/V to see whether your treatments are removing enough wastes. Both tests look at one specific waste product, called blood urea nitrogen (BUN), as an indicator for the overall level of waste products in your system.
For more information about these measurements, see the NIDDK fact sheet Hemodialysis Dose and Adequacy http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/hemodialysisdose/.
Last updated on: February 22, 2008