Nurse preparing female patient to use a kidney machine to undergo renal dialysis. A kidney machine replaces the function of the kidneys in removing wa

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Nurse preparing female patient to use a kidney machine to undergo renal dialysis. A kidney machine replaces the function of the kidneys in removing waste materials from the bloodstream. A stream of blood from an artery is circulated through the machine on one side of a semi-permeable membrane, while a solution of comparable electrolytic concentration circulates on the other side. Water & waste products pass across the membrane but blood cells & proteins are too large to do so. Purified blood is returned to the patient through a vein.

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Photo credit: © SIMON FRASER, ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: dialysis, equipment, haemodialysis, healthcare, kidney, life-support, machine, medical, medicine, renal, system, systems, technique, treatments