patient is suffering from renal failure due to acute uremia and doctor advised for kidney transplantation what method can you adopt to keep this patient alive until suitable donor can be found ? explain it class11

Solution:

Dialysis (hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis) is the method doctors can adopt to keep the patient alive until a suitable donor can be found.

Dialysis is the process of removing waste products and excess fluid from the body. It is necessary when the kidneys are not able to adequately filter the blood. Dialysis allows patients with kidney failure a chance to live productive lives. There are two types of dialysis: hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. Each type of dialysis has advantages and disadvantages. Patients can usually choose the type of long-term dialysis that best matches their needs.

Dialysis is done by using a special fluid called dialysate. Dialysate, a mixture of pure water and chemicals, is carefully controlled to pull wastes out of your blood without removing substances from body needs. A semipermeable membrane (one with microscopic holes that allow only certain types of particles to pass through) keeps the blood apart from the dialysate. This membrane lets the wastes and fluid in blood flow through into the dialysate. The blood cells and larger molecules, like protein that is needed, cannot fit through the holes.
 

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