B3 Treating Kidney Disease

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what can kidney failure be treated by?
dialysis or kidney transplant
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what is advantage of transplants?
if it works the recipient can lead a normal life
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what are disadvantages of transplants?
risk of rejection by recipients body and lack of available kidneys
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what does a dialysis machine do?
acts as a substitute kidney
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how does a dialysis machine work?
blood flows into the machine and waste substances are removed along with excess water
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what's an advantage of a dialysis?
more widely available and no risk of rejection
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what are disadvantages of a dialysis?
takes several hours and must be done more then once a week, patients are more likely to fall ill and it does not cure the problem
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what is done to stop the risk of rejection?
donor kidneys are matched to the recipient to ensure they have a similar tissue type
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