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Diurnal—Daytime, opposite of
nocturnal.
Drain—Process of emptying
your peritoneal cavity of
dialysate which carries waste and
fluid out of the body.
Drain Exit %—The minimum
volume requirement for
completing a drain.
Drain Time—The amount of
time available to drain your
peritoneal cavity of used
dialysate.
Dry Day—Term for having very
little fluid left in your abdomen
as a result of no programmed
Last Fill for your treatment.
Dwell—Stage of peritoneal
dialysis treatment in which the
dialysate remains in your
peritoneal cavity for a specified
amount of time. The dwell time
is the time allowed for actual
dialysis to take place during each
exchange.
Effluent—The used dialysate
that your cycler drains out of you.
ESRD—Abbreviation for 'End
Stage Renal Disease.'
Exchange—Act of replacing the
dialysate in your peritoneal
cavity. An exchange or cycle
consists of three steps: Fill,
Dwell, and Drain.
Liberty Select Cycler User's Guide
Fibrin—White protein strands
that are sometimes found in your
drained dialysate.
Flush—Procedure to remove air
and potential contaminates from
bag line and connections.
Fill—Process of filling your
peritoneal cavity with fresh
dialysate.
Fill Volume—The prescribed
amount of dialysate to fill your
peritoneal cavity during an
exchange.
Fill Time—The amount of time
available to fill your peritoneal
cavity with fresh dialysate.
Flow Alert— An optional series
of self-resetting notification that
alerts in the form of four soft
beeps and an on-screen message.
It can occur during Drain and Fill
phases if you are not draining or
filling as expected.
Increased Intraperitoneal
Volume (IIPV)—see Overfill
IPD—Abbreviation for
'Intermittent Peritoneal Dialysis.'
Exchanges usually take place at
night with a dry day.
Keys—Located on the Control
Panel, keys work outside the
Touch Screen to scroll, confirm
selections, and stop functions.
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