Since I have been working at children’s hospital in Los Angeles, I have become very interested in learning about organ transplants. I substitute teach at the hospital so I have become acquainted with the process that has been used for kidney transplants. I have learned quite a bit. Most of my experiences with organ transplants ...
Dialysis is a temporary solution to a life threatening kidney problem. Dialysis is a medical treatment that removes toxins and extra water from the body when the kidneys are unable to do the job any longer. Dialysis is needed when a person loses 85 percent of their kidney function. The process also helps to control ...
People who are suffering from kidney failure often need dialysis treatment. One type of dialysis treatment is called peritoneal dialysis. Before discussing how peritoneal dialysis works, let’s first explain what your kidneys do and why you would need dialysis treatment. Kidney function and the need for kidney dialysis The main function of our kidneys is ...
There is a difference between “chronic” diseases and diseases that are fatal. Many diseases that were once a death sentence like diabetes and HIV/AIDS, are now controllable with the proper medications. Even the two big killers, heart disease and cancer, can be controlled in some cases. But some chronic diseases can kill you just as ...
Glomerulonephritis is a serious and chronic kidney disease in which the glomeruli of the kidneys become inflamed. The glomeruli plays a role along with the nephrons, to remove wastes from the blood. The exact cause of glomerulonephritis is not exactly known, but the immune system, some researchers feel, can play a role in the destruction ...
Kidney dialysis works by filtering waste and excess water from the blood or body. Kidney dialysis can be performed two ways: hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. According to the FDA, approximately 217,000 people in the United States use kidney dialysis to help them live normal lives when their kidney function is failing or has failed. Hemodialysis ...
