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Wondering why we always measure blood pressure before hemodialysis ?
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Hemodialysis: During hemodialysis some of the blood is pumped outside the body into the dialysis machine. Typically the blood pressure drops during dialysis. If you start with too low a blood pressure, the pressure during dialysis could get dangerously low.
Answered 3/11/2014
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