Does anyone know whether it may be possible to use the skin itself as
a dialysis membrane? Could urea and other blood toxins be somehow
coaxed out from the skin capillaries by osmosis, perhaps by soaking
the patient in a hot bath?
Re: Theres something fishy about human brain evolution ... It uses urea as part of the mechanism to maintain ...anti-pathogenic skin covering, especially in the presence of sunlight ... tolerant of salt but intolerant of acid, ... The problem frogs face is that their skin is permeable to water.... (sci.anthropology.paleo)
Re: Theres something fishy about human brain evolution ... It uses urea as part of the mechanism to maintain ... Iodine is widely found in soil and is available in plants grown on ... Iodide ions in seawater gets oxidized to ...anti-pathogenic skin covering, especially in the presence of sunlight ... (sci.anthropology.paleo)
Re: Urea Cream ...Carmol is expensive. ... I was prescribed Carmol 40 (40% urea cream) after a foor surgety ... The cream is used to soften callouses and other dry skin and it is ... (alt.support.diabetes)
Transdermal dialysis ... an attempt at haemo- or peritoneal dialysis would most likely ... Her high blood urea level is also contributing to heart ... it may be possible to use the skin itself as a dialysis membrane? ... (sci.med)
Re: YUK! ... granules, cos it thickens nicely. ...Somehow, I missed washing up the ... coated with what appeared to be a 'plastic' skin.... (uk.people.silversurfers)
