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The main difference there would be that a kidney is an organ that helps the body maintain a proper balance of minerals, metabolites and other bodily fluids.
Dialysis/a dialysis machine is a procedure/machine that can perform some of the basic functions of the kidneys for people experiencing either temporary or long term renal (kidney) failure.
wikipedia has some accurate and in depth pages on both the kidney, and dialysis if you want to know more.
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How do you treat creatinine?
Kidney Dialysis
What role of the kidney does a dialysis machine carry out?
A dialysis machine removes wastes from the body that the kidney usually does. But not as well as the kidney. About 85% of people on dialysis die in three years without a new kidney.
Dialysis is used to perform the function of?
Dialysis is the machin which is used to perform the function of Kidney .
What role of the kidneys does a dialysis carry out?
A dialysis machine removes wastes from the body that the kidney usually does. But not as well as the kidney. About 85% of people on dialysis die in three years without a new kidney.
A dialysis machine serves the function of a?
in the kidney
Do you have to have a kidney to live or can you have dialysis without a kidney?
Yes
What happens during kidney dialysis?
Toxins and waste are filtered from the kidneys
When did Kidney Dialysis start?
Willem Kolff Invented the kidney dialysis machine (1944)
What is the process of artificially filtering waste products from the patients blood?
Patients with kidney disorders need to be treated with dialysis. Devices that perform dialysis are simply called dialysis machines (dialyzers). For more information on dialysis follow the links below.
Can you get a kidney stone while on dialysis?
can you get kidney stones while you are on dialysis? my dad gets terrible pains, sometimes lasting for days. someone has mentioned kidney colic, is this possible?
What organs does the dialysis michine take place of?
The most common is a kidney dialysis machine.
How do you treat kidney disease?
Chronic kidney disease is often treated with dialysis. It is manageable but not reversible.
