Question

What is an artificial kidney called?

Answer 1

Artificial kidney (Hemodialysis):

1. The process of filtering or removing the waste accumulated in the blood of patients whose kidneys are functioning at low levels is called hemodialysis.
2. The blood from the patient's body is pumped into a dialyzing unit (which contains a cellophane tube surrounded by a fluid having the same composition as the plasma in the blood, except the waste products)
3. The cellophane tube in dialyzing tube acts as a semipermeable membrane that allows nitrogenous waste to pass through the tube into the dialyzing fluid.
4. Thus, clearing of the blood takes place.
5. This blood is pumped back into the patient body.
6. Thus, a hemodialyzer act as an artificial kidney.