the separation of waste products from the blood by osmosis across a semi-permeable membrane
Purification of blood by dialysis (i e , using a kidney dialysis machine, also known as the mechanical kidney,or artificial kidney)
Dialysis, or separation, of the blood, especially with an artificial kidney, for the removal of toxins or waste products
A method of dialysis in which blood is purified by circulation through an apparatus outside the body (sometimes called an artificial kidney) See Dialysis and Peritoneal dialysis
A process of removing blood from an artery, purifying it, and returning it to the body
the process during which blood is pumped outside the body through a dialyzer that acts like an artificial kidney; the dialyzer removes extra fluids and wastes from the blood and returns the clean blood to the body
the use of a machine to clean wastes from the blood after the kidneys have failed The blood travels through tubes to a dialyzer (DY-uh-LY-zur), a machine that removes wastes and extra fluid The cleaned blood then goes back into the body
Usually a treatment for end-stage liver disease, hemodialysis involves the use of a machine to perform the liver's normal functions
The use of a machine to clean wastes from the blood after the kidneys have failed The blood travels through tubes to a dialyzer, which removes wastes and extra fluid The cleaned blood then flows through another set of tubes back into the body
is a method for providing the function of the kidneys by circulating blood through tubes made of semipermeable membranes These dialyzing tubes are continually bathed by solutions that selectively remove unwanted material This technique is lifesaving in patients in whom one or both kidneys are defective or absent
the use of dialysis to remove waste products from the blood in the case of kidney failure
A mechanical method of cleaning the blood for people who have kidney disease See also: Dialysis
- a process that purifies your blood through a machine often called an "artificial kidney "
a medical procedure that uses a specialized machine to filter waste products from the blood, while restoring its normal constituents Hemodialysis is needed to perform the work of the kidneys if they can no longer function effectively
artificial filtering of the blood, performing the function of the kidneys to remove fluid and wastes
Preliminary reports that some schizophrenic patients appeared to improve following hemodialysis, a blood-cleansing treatment used in certain kidney disorders, attracted a great deal of attention However, several more recent controlled scientific studies have reported that the procedure has no beneficial effect on the symptoms of schizophrenia The weight of scientific evidence now indicates that hemodialysis is not useful in the treatment of schizophrenia