kidney failure Flashcards
kidneys do what
remove waste products froma the blood
what happens if the kidneys fail
the waste builds up in the blood
if this happens then you do what
lose the control of the levels of ions and water in the body
when your kidney fails you have to have what
kidney dialisis
what do the machines do
the job of the kidneys
what is the other options to kidney failure other than dialysis
kidney transplant
dialysis filters do what
filter the blood
dialysis has to be done
reguarly
kidney dialysis happens to keep the concentrations of the ………… ………… in the blood at a ………. ……….
dissolved substances
normal levels
the persons blood os passed through a ………………….. ……………………. ……………
semi permeanable membrane
the dialysis fluid has to be at the same what
concentration of the health blood
why is the fluid the same this is so the ions and water wont
be lost
what are the substences that would be removed
urea and excess water and ions
what is the usawal time of the sessions
2-3 times a week for 3-4 hours
transplant organs can be ……….. from the body
rejected
there is only one cure for kidney diease is
transplant
transplants can be donated by
people who are donner registared or if they have died suddenly i.e a car acident
what will reject the kidney
the immune system
the donner has to be what
a close tissue match
what is the tissue type decided on
baces on the antigens that are on the surface of most cells
what happens to the bone marrow
it is zapped with radiation
what is it radiated
to stop white bloodcell being produced so that they wont attack the kidney
they also have to take a drug to spress what
the immune system
this means that you cant
fight infection
the conditions have to ………………..
sterial
