Nephrology and Hypertension

Dialysis in Kidney Infection

Dialysis carries the when both kidneys have lost their capability to perform their function. Final stage kidney failure happens when the kidneys are capable to perform their normal action only 10-15%. Filtration & purification of blood using a machine referred as Dialysis. Major function that emerges from dialysis is it helps to maintain our body fluids electrolytic balance perfectly when our kidneys failed to perform their function correctly. There are two types of dialysis; they are Haemodialysis, Peritoneal dialysis. Each type of dialysis treatments is having advantages as well as disadvantages. All kidney disorders are not permanent. Dialysis is an artificial process which serves the exact function like kidney until our own kidney settles functional themselves and started to work normally like before. In hemodialysis, a hemodialyzer is used as an artificial kidney which is used to eliminate waste & excessive chemicals present in our blood stream. This process is done by professionals and it is coming under minor surgery to our leg or arm. In peritoneal dialysis cleaning of blood will takes place within the body. There are two major kinds of peritoneal dialysis; Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis & Automated Peritoneal Dialysis.