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Changes in lung capillary permeability in renal failure.

W A Crosbie·S Snowden·V Parsons
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Excess fluid in the lung can be quantified in chronic dialysis patients by using the double indicator dilution technique. The lung capillaries show an increased permeability to sodium when these patents develop pulmonary oedema.

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Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane DiseaseCapillary PermeabilityChronic DiseaseDiabetic NephropathiesGlomerulonephritisHumansKidney Failure, ChronicLungPulmonary EdemaRadioisotope Dilution TechniqueRenal DialysisSerum Albumin, Radio-IodinatedSodiumSodium IsotopesTritiumJournal Article

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W A Crosbie, S Snowden, V Parsons. 1972-11-18. Changes in lung capillary permeability in renal failure.. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.4.5837.388

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