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renal dialysis
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removal of nitrogenous waste and toxins from the body in place of or to augment the kidney
Renal dialysis is a medical treatment that removes waste products and toxins from the blood when the kidneys can no longer do this job on their own. It's an important procedure for people with kidney disease or failure, allowing their bodies to get rid of harmful substances that would otherwise build up and cause serious health problems.
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Within Vinony's link graph, renal dialysis is referenced by 1,016 other articles, and connects out to nephrology, isopropyl alcohol and chronic renal insufficiency.
Vinony files it under Biochemical separation processes, Detoxification and Medical mnemonics.
Its subject is documented across 53 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Specialty
- Nephrology
- Mesh
- D006435
via Wikipedia infobox
Research
170,496 papers- Renal dialysis.The Medical journal of Australia · 1990
- Peritoneal Dialysis or Haemodialysis for Kidney Failure?JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association · 2018
- Hemodialysis.Clinical techniques in small animal practice · 2000
- The utilization of renal dialysis: a comprehensive study in Saudi Arabia.BMC public health · 2024
- Dialysis therapy.The New England journal of medicine · 1998
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- renal replacement therapy
- Has part
- peritoneal dialysis
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- topic's main category
- Category:Renal dialysis
- health specialty
- nephrology
- uses
- dialysis
- Commons category
- Renal dialysis
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Encyclopedic overview
Schematic of semipermeable membrane during hemodialysis, where blood is red, dialysing fluid is blue, and the membrane is yellow
Kidney dialysis is the process of removing excess water, solutes, and toxins from the blood in people whose kidneys can no longer perform these functions naturally. Along with kidney transplantation, it is a type of renal replacement therapy.
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