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What is the prognosis of someone in acute renal failure without dialysis?
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What happens if we don't have the excretory system?
Our bodies will accumulate toxins and we would die. Think about kidney failure and how long someone could live without dialysis.
How long can you live with kidney failure and no dialysis?
A person without kidneys that is not on dialysis may only live from a few days to several weeks before dying.
How does the equilibrium dialysis work?
Dialysis is the process of cleaning waste products from the blood when the kidneys fail. Without dialysis, all patients with kidney failure would die from the buildup of toxins in the bloodstream. Presently there are two types of dialysis: hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis.
If you have renal failure how long can you go without dialysis?
In order to survive without your kidneys you will need to be on dialysis. A dialysis machine is a device that you hook yourself up to usually 3 days a week and it cleanses the blood. My uncle was on dialysis for over 15 years.
What medical options are there if both kidneys are failing?
There are only 2: 1) Dialysis - either hemodialysis or pertitoneal. 2) Kidney Transplant
Do you have to have a kidney to live or can you have dialysis without a kidney?
Yes
Why is dialysis such an important treatment for kidney failure?
The kidney's clean your blood. They are responsible for removing urea from the blood (changing it to urine), adjusting ion levels in your blood and adjusting the water content of your blood. They need to do this because urea is poisonous and the levels of the other substances I mentioned need to be controlled... without them you die, and if they are not working properly you pee blood, neither of which are good things ;)
What role of the kidneys does a dialysis carry out?
A dialysis machine removes wastes from the body that the kidney usually does. But not as well as the kidney. About 85% of people on dialysis die in three years without a new kidney.
What role of the kidney does a dialysis machine carry out?
A dialysis machine removes wastes from the body that the kidney usually does. But not as well as the kidney. About 85% of people on dialysis die in three years without a new kidney.
What can you do if your kidney fails?
People who have kidney failure, which is when 90% or more of the kidneys do not work, must be on dialysis. When kidneys fail the body cant cleanse the body of waste. The persons blood will become toxic and the person will die without dialysis or a kidney transplant. That's just with kidney failure. Of course you can live with only one kidney. Say you only had one kidney, that one kidney would have to be over 50% damaged before a person would possibly need to be on dialysis. To simply answer your question, you could have no problems with a damaged kidney, but failed kidneys will cause death.
Do you have to stay on dialysis?
It depends on what is the cause of your kidney failure. In instances of infections or possible surgery the kidneys may become swollen and not able to function temporarily. Many times as the conditions resolve so does the kidney failure. This can be monitored by blood lab work; such as GFR (Glomular filtration rate) and can be confirmed with a 24hr urine sample. (Ask your Dialysis staff or attending practitioner. In many cases the failure is complete and the only resolution is transplant to regain function. Unfortunately we are born with a fixed number of nephrons and when they are damaged they remain damaged. If your diagnosis is ESRD (End-Stage Renal Disease) to survive you must have dialysis. Keep in mind normally your kidneys function seven days a week 24 hours a day to clear toxins. If they are damaged dialysis replicates that function. Without it toxins and/or fluids build up poisoning the or essentially drowning the patient.
What if a patient has severe back pain and goes to hospital and now they are doing dialysis. But all organs have shut down and low blood pressure. What does that mean?
If the pain is in the backs lower region ( the small of the back ) and the person is now on dialysis this is indicative of kidney failure. The kidneys basically filter that cleans the blood, and their failure leads to a buid up of toxic substances which could cause damage to other organs. Just my 5 cents without ever having a look at thet person.
