ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Dialysis is a procedure to remove waste products and excess fluid from the blood when the kidneys stop working properly. It often involves diverting blood to a machine to be cleaned.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hemodialysis is a procedure where a dialysis machine and a special filter called an artificial kidney, or a dialyzer, are used to clean your blood.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hemodialysis is a type of dialysis. If you have a condition that prevents your kidneys from working properly, dialysis does the work for them-it filters your blood to remove waste products and excess fluids. Common waste products include nitrogen waste (urea), muscle waste (creatinine) and acids.

Detailed explanation-4: -With hemodialysis, a machine removes blood from your body, filters it through a dialyzer (artificial kidney) and returns the cleaned blood to your body. This 3-to 5-hour process may take place in a hospital or a dialysis center three times a week.

Detailed explanation-5: -The haemodialysis process One needle will slowly remove blood and transfer it to a machine called a dialyser or dialysis machine. The dialysis machine is made up of a series of membranes that act as filters and a special liquid called dialysate.