dialysis Flashcards
1
Q
prevention of kidney failure
A
- performs the tasks of a kidney
- blood flows into a dialyser and then back into the vein
- blood circulates through fine tubes of a selectivley permeable membrane
- dialysis fluid is similar to plasma etc…
- counterflow occurs
- dialysate will gain the waste substances (diffusion)
- clean blood back into the body
2
Q
transplant
A
- time
- chance
- indefinite fix
- ethical questions
3
Q
dialysis
A
- consistent
- time
- forever
- expensive
- limit fluid intake
- sickness
