Using the Critline, my staff found that there was much more fluid on me that my tx was not removing. In order to get this fluid off they had to use hypertonic. At present, I feel the same way as I did before, like there is fluid that needs to come off. My question is, unless hypertonic would be used, the tx only pulls so much and will pull no more. Are there factors as to the Sodium Modeling and base sodium that determine how well the machine pulls off fluid? Because I do not fluid overload yet my body does not release all the fluid I take in.

You can remove more fluid by increasing the UF rate based upon the Crit-Line profile,then you can decrease the UF rate before the end of the treatment.You will remove more fluid without any morbid conditions ,if your staff has been properly in-serviced on the monitor and use it on a daily basis.

The responder is correct- by monitoring your blood volume changes with the Crit-line monitor, the staff can adjust your fluid removal rate- the Ultrafiltration Rate(UFR) based on how your are giving up fluid
( refilling) each treatment. Hypertonic and sodium modeling are not always needed to remove the extra fluid. Blood Volume monitoring with the Crit-Line lets the staff "see" into blood stream- and if the fluid is there, the staff will see it and should then adjust your UFR to remove it. If the fluid is in your blood stream, it can be removed without causing symptoms.