Question

When kidneys lose their filtering efficiency, excessive amount of fluid and toxic waste accumulate in the body. This condition is known as

• A. Renal failure
• B. (b) and (c) above.
• C. Cardiac failure
• D. Kidney failure

Answer 1

The correct option is B (b) and (c) above.

Dialysis or Artificial kidney :

• When kidneys lose their filtering efficiency, excessive amount of fluid and toxic waste accumulate in the body.
• This condition is known as kidney (renal) failure.
• For this, an artificial kidney is used to filter the blood of the patient.
• The patient is said to be put on dialysis and the process of purifying blood by an artificial kidney is called haemodialysis.