Mathematical Modelling of Haemodialysis Cardiovascular Response, Body Fluid Shifts, and Solute Kinetics /

• Main Authors: Pstras, Leszek (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Waniewski, Jacek (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Biomedical engineering.; Biomathematics.; Cardiovascular system.; Biomedical Engineering/Biotechnology.; Physiological, Cellular and Medical Topics.; Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering.; Cardiovascular Biology.

Beginning with an introduction to kidney function, renal replacement therapies, and an overview of clinical problems associated with haemodialysis, this book explores the principles of the short-term baroreflex regulation of the cardiovascular system and the mechanisms of water and solute transport...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction to renal replacement therapies and mathematical modelling in physiology
• Mathematical modelling in physiology
• Model structure, equations and parameters
• Model analysis and validation
• Simulation results and model outcomes
• Conclusions, challenges and future research directions.