CAPD stands for Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis.

• A. CAPD stands for Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis Therapy
• B. CAPD stands for Continuous Automated Peritoneal Dialysis
• C. CAPD stands for Chronic Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis
• D. CAPD stands for Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis

Answer: (D)

CAPD is the manual, day-time form of peritoneal dialysis. It uses continuous exchanges performed by the patient without a machine, so it stays ongoing each day. “Continuous” means the dialysis is happening most of the day with multiple fluid exchanges to continuously remove waste and fluid. “Ambulatory” indicates the patient can move around and perform exchanges in different settings, not tied to a machine. “Peritoneal dialysis” identifies the method that uses the peritoneal membrane as the filter. The other phrases aren’t correct expansions: “Therapy” isn’t used in the acronym, “Automated” points to APD (which uses a cycler), and “Chronic” isn’t part of CAPD.