Appu’s uncle had met with an accident. Because of this, both of his kidneys had become non-functional. Which of the following methods can aid the filtering of blood in his body?

By-pass surgery

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Dialysis

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Laparoscopic gastric bypass

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None of these

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Solution

The correct option is B
Dialysis

Dialysis is the procedure of artificial filtering of blood for those, whose kidneys have become non-functional due to some reasons. In dialysis, blood is taken out of the body of the patient and filtered in a dialysis unit. The filtered blood is then injected back into the patient’s body.

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