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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Apr 20.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Cardiol. 2020 Sep 1;76(9):1084–1101. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2020.06.070

FIGURE 5. Solute Clearance by Diffusion During Hemodialysis.

FIGURE 5

Blood and dialysate are separated by the semipermeable membrane, and solutes move across the membrane down a concentration gradient. With diffusive solute clearance, dialysate runs countercurrent to the blood flow to remove solutes.