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Kidney Failure & Treatment
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GCSE (Excretion & Kidneys) Biology Mapa Mental sobre Kidney Failure & Treatment, creado por 9arush el 11/08/2013.
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Kidney Failure & Treatment
Kidney disease
Causes
Infection
Diabetes
Long-term high blood pressure
Little damage causes little problems
Kidney Failure
Occurs when kidney function is less than 30% of their normal function
The body can be affected badly by lack of kidney function
Toxins are dangerous & can cause
Coma
Heart attack
Death
Dialysis Treatment
Normally carried out 3 x a week for 4 hrs
Done in hospital with medical supervision
Process
1) Needles are inserted into veins & Arteries
2) Blood flows through a tube to the filter
Filter is called a Dialyser
3) Filtered blood is returned to the patient
Kidney Transplant
The diseased kidney can also be replaced by a healthy donor kidney
The Kidney could be rejected by the immune system
Antigens on the surface of cells tell your WBC's your cells are self cells
antibodies are released to attack & destroy foreign & unrecognised cells
Blood & tissue type checks must be carried out before a donation
Problems
Transplant patients have to take immunosuppressant drugs for the rest of their lives
A transplant last only 8 yrs on average
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