BRAINCAKEHaemodialysis
In haemodialysis, bolld is taken from a vein and passed through a machine than contains a dialysis membrane and dialysis fluid. Heparin, an anticoagulation agent, is added to the blood. The blood is then returned to the body making sure that any bubbles are removed and do not enter the body
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Key terms in this lesson
- Dialysis
- The treatment for kidney failure in which waste products, excess fluid and salts are removed from the blood by diffusion across a partially permeable membrane against a dialysis fluid.
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