EVALUATION OF ULTRASOUND MEASUREMENT OF INFERIOR VENA CAVA DIAMETER IN ASSESSING DRY WEIGHT IN HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS

Abstract

The post-dialysis body weight should ideally reflect a state of normohydration, de ed as the dry weight of the patient. Many methods were used for assessment of dry weight: I 1- Measurement of jugular venous pressure. 2- Absence of edema. I 3- Measurement of pre and post-dialysis blood pressure and weight. I 4-Ability to withstand ultrafiltration during dialysis. 5- Monitoring of hematocrite.

6- Anthropometric measurement.

7-Biochemical markers as ANP & cGMP. 8- Conductivity measurement 9-Chest X-ray

10- Lung density using the computed tomographic I densitometry technique. In our study IVCD was measured usmg ultrasonography. 1 Two groups were subjected to the study: Group 1: 50 healthy controls. I Group II: 20 patients on regular hemodialysis.