Haemodialysis
Thousands of people suffer from acute renal failure which occurs when the kidneys lose the ability to excrete wastes, concentrate urine, and conserve electrolytes. Electrolytes are substances in solution consisting of various chemicals which can carry electric charges. They exist in the blood as acids, bases, and salts, such as sodium, calcium, potassium, chlorine, magnesium, and bicarbonate. Electrolytes are necessary to carry out electrical impulses from the brain to the nerves, muscles, and other tissues in the body. Without them death is a sure result. The urine produced usually decreases in volume because it is no longer being removed, and, in some cases, there may be no urine produced at all. This condition causes fluids and waste products to accumulate in the body. The blood stream overwhelmed with nitrogen type wastes such as urea. These waste products act as poisons when they accumulate in the body, damaging tissues and the functioning ability of many different organs. Approximately 3 out of 10,000 people admitted to the hospital are diagnosed with acute renal failure. (Mallick, 1999)The kidneys function is to filter out wastes and excrete fluid when the pressure of blood in the bloodstream for
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