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Peritoneal dialysis is a form of kidney disease treatment that utilizes the peritoneal membrane to filter out the blood of individuals who have renal disease.Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a treatment for patients with severe chronic kidney failure. The process uses the patient’s peritoneum in the abdomen as a membrane across which fluids and dissolved substances (electrolytes, urea, glucose, albumin and other small molecules) are exchanged from the blood. Read the rest of this entry »