Hemodialysis rids your body of harmful wastes. what else does hemodialysis remove?

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How Much Do You Know about Dialysis? The kidney's main job is to get rid of extra fluid and waste material in your blood. Kidneys harmed by disease, injury, or birth defects lose their filtering ability. This lets dangerous levels of fluid and waste build up. This is known as kidney or renal failure (end-stage renal disease). A person with kidney failure needs dialysis or a kidney transplant to survive. Learn more about dialysis by taking this quiz. It is based on information from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). During treatment, the blood travels through tubes to the dialyzer. This filters out wastes and extra water. The cleaned blood then flows through another set of tubes back to the body. Before you begin hemodialysis, you will need surgery to create a way to reach the bloodstream. This access point is a way for blood to be carried to and from the dialysis machine without causing discomfort. The access point can be a graft that connects an artery to a vein using a tube. Or it can be a fistula made by connecting an artery directly to a vein. This is often in the forearm. These side effects are often caused by rapid changes in the body's water level and chemical balance during a hemodialysis treatment. It often takes several months to adjust to the treatment. To help avoid side effects, you should follow a proper diet, limit liquids, and take any medicines as prescribed. Kidneys keep minerals in balance by working at it nonst...