Primarily used as an alternative to liquid alkaline bicarbonate or bicarbonate powder, which needs to be mixed. Easy-pierce mesh filter. Lightweight and stores conveniently.
An exact ratio of calcium, potassium and sodium is mixed together for the dialysis machine type and brand in use. It connects to a pipe at the rear of the dialysis machine.
High flux membranes compared to low flux have larger pores and allow diffusion of greater amounts of uremic toxins and middle molecules such as β2 microglobuline and therefore they may decrease the risk of dialysis-related amyloidosis