KIDNEY FAILURE Flashcards
what happens if your kidney fails?
waste substances build up in the blood and you lose your ability to control the levels of ion and water in your body. leading to death
what are the two main ways of treating kidney failure?
dialysis treatment
kidney transplant
why does dialysis have to be done regularly?
to keep the concentrations of dissolved substances in the blood at a normal level, and to remove waste substances
in a dialysis machine, the persons blood flows between a ________ permeable membrane
what is it permeable to?
partially permeable membrane
it’s permeable to things like ions and waste substances but not big molecules like proteins (replicating the membrane of kidneys)
what does the dialysis fluid have the same concentration of?
it has the same concentration of dissolved jobs and glucose as normal healthy blood
what are the disadvantages of dialysis?
may cause blood clots or infections
is expensive for the NHS to run
not a pleasant experience
what are the benefits of dialysis?
it can buy a patient with kidney failure valuable time to find an organ donor
no chance of organ rejection
what are the disadvantages of kidney transplants?
there is a risk that the donor kidney can be rejected by the patients immune system
long waiting lists for kidneys
what are advantages of kidney transplants?
cheaper in the long run
they can put and end to the hours patients spend on dialysis
is a cure to kidney failure
