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FIGURE 5. Solute Clearance by Diffusion During Hemodialysis.
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.