Treatment of Kidney Failure

Treatment of Kidney Failure
Dialysis
A technique to remove nitrogenous wastes particularly the urea from the blood of the patient is called Dialysis.
Type of Dialysis
There are two types of dialysis
1. Haemodialysis
2. Peritoneal Dialysis
1. Haemodialysis
Haemodialysis means “Cleaning the blood”. In this procedure blood is circulated through a machine which contains a dialyzer also called on artificial kidney.
Dialyzer has two spaces separated by thin membrance and dialysis fluid on the other. The waste and excess water pass from the blood through the membrane into the dialysis fluid. Dialysis take place 6 to 10 hours and 3 time in a week.
2. Peritoneal Dialysis
Abdomen has a peritoneal, lined by a thin epithelium called peritoneum. Peritoneal cavity is filled with dialysis fluid that enters the body through a catheter. Excess water and wastes pass through the peritoneum into the dialysis fluid. This process is repeated several times in a day.
Kidney Transplant
Dialysis may be used as temporary measure. In high degree renal failure also called as Uremia or end stage renal disease, the dialysis is done endlessly thus the surgical transplantation of matching donor kidney is only the option left as the permanent treatment.