Dialysis

Dialysis

Hemodialysis-The blood passes through a machine to be "cleaned" through a catheter in the patients nondominant arm.

There are 2 methods of dialysis:1) Hemodialysis &2)Peritoneal Dialysis

-cleans the blood of toxins brought on by acute renal disease or end-stage renal disease.

Peritoneal Dialysis-Using a catheter placed in the peritoneal cavity, a dialyzing solution is passed through and drained later.

Dialysis IS NOT A CURE!!

The Toxins include..-Urea-Creatinine-Uric Acid-poisons-drugs

The machine used for hemodialysis is called an artificial kidney

Takes 30 minutes and done 4x a day, 7 days a week.

A benefit of hemodialysis is a lower risk of infection

This is a process of 4 hoursand 3x a week on average!

Renal disease is when your kidneys can no longer excrete the waste and/or toxins.