Fluid overload is common among end stage kidney disease patients on dialysis and is one of the major causes of mortality. Control of the blood pressure (hypertension) and correction of fluid overload can limit the development of left ventricular hypertrophy thus improving patient outcome.
Body Composition Monitor (BCM) is a state-of-the-art monitoring tool that determines individual fluid status and body composition in an easy, non-invasive, and objective way. BCM assists physicians in assessing clinically relevant parameters such as:
Quantification of fluid status
Overhydration
Total body water
Assessment of body composition:
lean tissue mass
adipose tissue mass
BCM also helps to investigate the link between fluid status and blood pressure, therefore allowing a more appropriate prescription of ultrafiltration and anti-hypertensive medications.
The test is conducted after a dialysis session and the results are obtained within just two (2) minutes.