PATHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Hemodialysis is a treatment to filter wastes and water from your blood, as your kidneys did when they were healthy. Hemodialysis helps control blood pressure and balance important minerals, such as potassium, sodium, and calcium, in your blood.

Detailed explanation-2: -If you’ve had kidney disease for many years, or your kidneys have suddenly failed because of disease or injury, your doctor may recommend that you have dialysis, a treatment that replaces some of what the kidneys do, removing waste and excess fluid from your blood.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dialysis substitutes the natural work of the kidneys, so it is also known as renal replacement therapy (RRT). Healthy kidneys regulate the body’s levels of water and minerals and remove waste. The kidneys also secrete certain products that are important in metabolism, but dialysis cannot do this.

Detailed explanation-4: -Renal replacement therapy is a term used to encompass life-supporting treatments for renal failure. Renal replacement therapy replaces nonendocrine kidney function in patients with renal failure. Techniques include intermittent hemodialysis, continuous hemofiltration and hemodialysis, and peritoneal dialysis.