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   What is kidney dialysis?

   • Kidney dialysis (from Greek διάλυσις, dialysis, 'dissolution'; from διά, dia, 'through', and λύσις, lysis, 'loosening or splitting') is the process of removing excess water, solutes, and toxins from the blood in people whose kidneys can no longer perform these functions naturally. This is referred to as renal replacement therapy.

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   How does dialysis help with kidney failure?

   • Dialysis is a treatment for kidney failure that rids your body of unwanted toxins, waste products, and excess fluids by filtering your blood. When kidneys fail, your body may have difficulty cleaning your blood and keeping your system chemically balanced.

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   What is dialysis & how does it work?

   • Dialysis is a type of treatment that helps your body remove extra fluid and waste products from your blood when the kidneys are not able to. Dialysis was first used successfully in the 1940's and became a standard treatment for kidney failure starting in the 1970s. Since then, millions of patients have been helped by these treatments.

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   Dialysis is a type of treatment that helps your body remove extra fluid and waste products from your blood when the kidneys are not able to. Dialysis was first used successfully in the 1940's and became a standard treatment for kidney failure starting in the 1970s. Since then, millions of patients have been helped by these treatments.

3. my.clevelandclinic.org › health › treatmentsDialysis: Types, How It Works, Procedure & Side Effects

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   Aug 18, 2021 · Dialysis is a lifesaving treatment for people with kidney failure or end-stage renal disease (ESRD). You may stay on dialysis indefinitely or just until you can get a kidney transplant. There are different types of dialysis.

4. www.mayoclinic.org › tests-procedures › hemodialysisHemodialysis - Mayo Clinic

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   Aug 5, 2023 · Hemodialysis (he-moe-die-AL-uh-sis) is one way to treat advanced kidney failure and can help you carry on an active life despite failing kidneys. With hemodialysis, you'll need to: Follow a strict treatment schedule. Take medications regularly. Make changes in your diet.

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   Dialysis is a treatment for kidney failure that rids your body of unwanted toxins, waste products, and excess fluids by filtering your blood. When kidneys fail, your body may have difficulty cleaning your blood and keeping your system chemically balanced.

   • If your chronic kidney disease , CKD, reaches end stage renal disease, ESRD, also known as kidney failure or stage 5 CKD, your kidneys are no longe...
   • Dialysis acts as an artificial kidney by filtering toxins, waste, and fluid from your blood through a semipermeable membrane—a material that allows...
   • Peritoneal dialysis uses the blood vessels in the lining of your abdomen—the body’s natural filter—along with a solution called dialysate to filter...
   • Hemodialysis filters your blood using a dialysis machine or through a dialyzer. Once you are connected to the machine via your hemodialysis access,...
   • With hemodialysis, your treatment length and frequency depends on your doctor’s prescription and where you receive your treatment. Home hemodialysi...

6. www.webmd.com › a-to-z-guides › kidney-dialysisDialysis (Hemodialysis): Purpose, Procedure, and Complications

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   Sep 19, 2023 · Dialysis is a treatment that takes over your kidney functions if those organs stop doing their job. If your kidney disease becomes very severe and crosses a point...

7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Kidney_dialysisKidney dialysis - Wikipedia

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   Dialysis may need to be initiated when there is a sudden rapid loss of kidney function, known as acute kidney injury (previously called acute renal failure), or when a gradual decline in kidney function, chronic kidney failure, reaches stage 5.