Kidney failure occurs if a kidney stops working. True?
No. Only if both are damaged and stop working
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If someone has kidney failure, ___ products (e.g urea) will build up
waste
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The body will also lose control over ___ and ___ balance
water and mineral ion
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Can it eventually result in death?
yes
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kidney dialysis is when...
a machine does job of kidneys
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Blood is removed from person and passed along __ towards dialysis machine
tubes
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In the dialysis machine, the blood is separated from the dialysis fluid by a...
partially permeable membrane
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The fluid has ___ contraction of dissolved ion, glucose as healthy blood would
same
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sustenance will be exchanged across membrane by ___
diffusion
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Because the fluid has the same concentration of glucose and mineral ions, there wont be a __ movement of them (non will be lost from the blood overall)
net movement
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The fluid is replaces constantly (there's inputs/outputs in machine). Why is this done?
maintain concentration gradient for diffusion
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The blood, with __ __ removed, now goes back into person
waste products
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The process takes around 4 hours and needs to be done about 3 times every ___
week
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List advantages of this treatment
prevents death, will have days where they don't need treatment
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List disadvantages
time-consuming, must follow strict diet, expensive, it's not a cure
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The other treatment is kidney transplant, which is where..
healthy kidney is transferred into someone with kidney failure
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Can be taken from either someone who's recently dies or an alive d___
kidney done
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Are the diseased kidneys removed?
no, they're left inplace
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Where is the new kidney placed?
groin area, attached to blood urinary system
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List advantages of this treatment:
cure's kidney failure, no need for dialysis, lead normal life
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List disadvantages:
Long waiting list, possibility of rejection, not suitable for everyone, lifetime medication
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
If someone has kidney failure, ___ products (e.g urea) will build up
Back
waste
Card 3
Front
The body will also lose control over ___ and ___ balance
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