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What acts like a kidney for people whose own kidneys have failed?
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∙ 12y ago
I think you are refering to dialysis.
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What is the medical term meaning kidney machine?
A hemodialysis machine behaves like a "kidney machine." It is used to filter wastes in people whose kidneys are no longer functioning.
Which procdure is used to remove waste products from the blood of patients whose kidneys no longer function?
kidney dialysis
What are the difference between the urinalysis and dialysis?
Urinalysis is a determination, by means of various chemical tests, of the composition of a urine sample, which is done to observe any medically significant anomalies (red blood cells, elevated sugar level, albumin, etc.). Dialysis is a treatment given by an artificial kidney machine, that filters the blood in the same way that kidneys do; this can be done for people whose kidneys have failed.
Why do people need kidneys?
Kidneys make urine by filtering blood. If the blood were not filtered, harmful chemicals would remain in the blood, causing jaundice and eventually killing you. People whose kindeys don't work or don't work right need to undergo dialysis, artificial filtering of the blood, several times per week until they receive a donated kidney.
Does diet affect kidney stones?
People whose diet is high in protein or who eat foods rich in oxalate are more likely to develop kidney stones
What are causes of Dialysis?
It is the kidneys' job to remove poisons and other undesirable chemicals from the bloodstream. If they do not do their job, we rapidly sicken and die. A person can succumb from total kidney failure in just a few hours. Dialysis is a treatment that filters the blood for people whose kidneys are not capable of providing that service. Some causes of kidney failure are injury due to blows in the lower back, infection, severe bodily damage, such as burns or liver failure that release great quantities of toxins into the bloodstream, high blood pressure, and diabetes. If both kidneys are unable to function, the only recourse is dialysis or a kidney transplant. Dialysis is sometimes used on a short-term basis to treat other conditions involving toxins in the blood, but kidney failure is the most common reason for use.
What will happen when kidneys stop functioning?
Total and permanent kidney failure is called ESRD. If a person's kidneys completely stop working your body fills with extra water and waste . It's called uremia. Hands or feet might swell and you will feel tired and weak because the body needs clean blood to function properly. Untreated uremia may lead to seizures or coma and will ultimately result in death. A person whose kidneys stop working completely will need to undergo dialysis or kidney transplantation.
What important biological concept and processes are involved in carrying out kidney dialysis?
Approximately 1,500 liters of blood are filtered by a healthy person's kidneys each day. We could not live if waste products were not removed from our kidneys. People whose kidneys either do not work properly or not at all experience a buildup of waste in their blood. Without dialysis the amount of waste products in the blood would increase and eventually reach levels that would cause coma and death. Dialysis is also used to rapidly remove toxins or drugs from the blood.
How are kidneys similar to dialysis machines?
Renal dialysis is done for someone when their kidney function is so low, that toxins build up in the blood and literally poison the person. Dialysis takes over the function of the kidneys. The treatment is normally done on an out patient schedule - 3 times a week, anywhere from 3 or 4 hours to 6 hours per day. Depending on other medical conditions the person is suffering with; following the treatment they either feel great or completely worn out. For some people dialysis is a stop gap procedure, until they get a match for a kidney transplant. For others - whose kidney failure is part of a system wide organ failure - it is an attempt to keep them alive and as well as can be expected, for the shape they are in.
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What does a kidney work as?
Each kidney has millions of tiny filtration units called glomeruli. These glomeruli filter out wastes from the blood and pass them on through the ureters to the bladder, for you to pass as urine. In addition to filtering the blood, your kidneys are also responsible for maintaining a proper balance of sodium, potassium, and phosphorus in your body. They also help your body maintain the proper amount of red blood cells. That's why people whose kidneys have failed and have to go on dialysis have to watch their intake of sodium, phosphorus, and potassium, and why many dialysis patients are anemic. Blood entering the kidneys goes into a system of very narrow high pressure blood vessels, these allow various waste products to pass into the ureters, which lead to the bladder.
