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How do dialysis helps when a person has a kidney problem?
Basically, your kidneys job is to clean and filter the blood. When your kidney is not working properly it can't filter out the good between the bad. What dialysis does is that it uses a machine to clean out the blood. They hook you up to the machine which then takes the blood out, goes through the machine which cleans it and then send the "good" blood back to you.
What happens when you have kidney failiure?
if your kidneys fail completely, then you can go on a transplant list and get a kidney transplant if your kidneys are failing the doctors will put you on dialysis ... trying to keep your blood clean... eventually your kidneys will fail and then you will get a transplant
What is the process of dialysis in taking the place of a functioning kidney?
The dialysis takes the place of a kidney when it stops working. It is a machine that is used as an artificial replacement for lost kidney function in people with renal failure. The process of dialysis is basically to clean your blood of toxins, waste, and excess water just like a normal kidney. It is perfectly safe, too. Hope this helped, Charlie the Grey
Does the dialysis machine clean the blood of THC's?
No.
What happens if there is damage to the renal medulla and renal cortex?
You develop kidney failure and will have to use a dialysis machine to clean the impurities out of your blood. This is common in the latter stages of diabetes.
Advantages of dialysis?
Dialysis is a reliable way of taking over the function of a persons' kidneys without causing too much disturbance to the patient.Whether it be long term filtration (continuous), or short term (intermittent 3x/week).Relativley non invasiveIt worksCan be used for different reasons HyperkalemiaHypervolemiapH abnormalities (metabolic)General kidney filtration take over
What is dialysis used for?
The human body has two kidneys that act as filtering agents of the bloodstream. When there is kidney failure, there is no filtering in the bloodstream and some of the toxins and/or chemicals are again flowing through the body. Dialysis is the filtering of the blood in place of the kidneys to remove those toxins.
What cleans your blood?
The Kidneys clean the blood of toxins. Medically a Dialysis machine can also do this.
What is the purpose of the kidney dialysis?
Um, I'm not quite sure about principle, but I know that the purpose is to clean the urine out of your blood stream, as it is deadly. Sorry for an incomplete answer, but I hope that helps a little, at least!
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.
How is the process of dialysis similar to the function of kidneys?
They both clean the blood
Why dialises tubing used to treat induisionls with damaged kidneys?
No, not the tubing. However the dialysis process or treatment (the tubing is part of the machinery) can help individuals with damaged kidneys. Dialysis mimics what the kidney do to clean the blood.
