How Is Osmosis Used in Kidney Dialysis

2015-11-08 02:39

How is osmosis used in kidney dialysis? Kidney plays an important role in our body, which is responsible for regulating blood pressure, balancing electrolytes in blood, and producing urine to remove wastes. But for patients whose kidney function is lost very much, they need dialysis to help filter the blood to remove wastes and fluids in body. Osmosis is an important part in dialysis.

Osmosis works by the theory that fluids flow from high pressure place to low pressure place. And this flowing will stop when the two places get the balance in the end.

Osmosis in dialysis is playing the role of kidney filtering the blood. And a semi-permeable membrane which only allows small molecules to pass out, and large one can not pass. In this way, osmosis gets wastes and excessive substances which should be removed from body out through membrane, then these will flow into dialysis solution which means a large amount of liquids. This is how dialysis filtering the blood by replacing kidney function.

For patients who are going to be on dialysis, it is necessary to understand the process and principle of dialysis. Dialysis can cause some side effects on people and there are two types: hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. You can choose what is suitable for you best, in addition, you can change another when you have chosen one. Dialysis diet is different from before dialysis, and you should plan it well. More or any question, leave a message or contact online doctors anytime. Reply will be given very soon for you.

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