Boojho’s uncle was hospitalised and put on dialysis after a severe infection in both of his kidneys.
(a) What is dialysis?
(b) When does it become necessary to take such a treatment?

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(a) Dialysis is the artificial method of filtering blood done periodically to remove all metabolic wastes especially urea from the blood.

(b) This is done when a person’s pair of kidneys becomes dysfunctional and is unable to filter the wastes from the blood.

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Boojho’s uncle was hospitalised and put on dialysis after a severe infection in both of his kidneys. (a) What is dialysis? (b) When does it become necessary to take such a treatment?

Ans) (a) Dialysis is the artificial method of filtering blood done periodically to remove all metabolic wastes especially urea from the blood. (b) This is done when a person’s pair of kidneys becomes dysfunctional and is unable to filter the wastes from the blood.

Boojho’s uncle was hospitalised and put on dialysis after a severe infection in both of his kidneys.
(a) What is dialysis?
(b) When does it become necessary to take such a treatment?

Ans)

(a) Dialysis is the artificial method of filtering blood done periodically to remove all metabolic wastes especially urea from the blood.

(b) This is done when a person’s pair of kidneys becomes dysfunctional and is unable to filter the wastes from the blood.