Bio 3.3 Dialysis

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When is a Dialysis machine used?
If a person has Kidney failure
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What job does the Dialysis machine carry out?
The job of the Kidneys
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There are 5 steps to the Dialysis process. State the first step.
Arterial blood leaves the arm to be pumped through the dialysis machine
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State step 2.
Dialysis fluid and blood causes diffusion to take place through the semipermeable membrane
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State step 3.
Waste products removed via diffusion, useful products kept
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State step 4.
Blood flows through bubble trap, gets rid of bubbles in blood
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State step 5.
Clean blood returns to a vein
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State the concentration of substances in the dialysis fluid?
No Urea. Glucose and mineral Ion concentration will be the same as in the patients blood
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How will this help the patient? (Urea)
Urea from blood will diffuse from high conc. to low removing Urea from Blood
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How will this help the patient? (Glucose and Mineral Ions)
No useful substances will be lost
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What is the main purpose of a Dialysis machine?
To remove waste products from blood
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If the patients blood contains 20% Urea, what percentage will the Dialysis fluid contain?
0%
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If the patients blood contains 50% Glucose, what percentage will the Dialysis fluid contain?
50%
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What job does the Dialysis machine carry out?

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The job of the Kidneys

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There are 5 steps to the Dialysis process. State the first step.

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State step 2.

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State step 3.

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