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Dialysis disease and types of dialysis

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  What are dialysis and its types? Dialysis is a method for purifying the blood outside the body from waste and toxic substances such as urea and creatinine, as well as reducing excess and free water in the blood. In this method, the blood obtained from a temporary or permanent vascular path is fed into the body at a speed of 300 ml per minute. Capillaries made of semi-synthetic membranes are pumped. Dialysis fluid moves on the opposite side. Diffusion through the membrane makes it possible for waste and toxic substances to enter the dialysis fluid, and the returned blood is free of toxic substances. Kidneys are responsible for filtering waste products from the blood. Dialysis is an operation that replaces many of the natural functions and responsibilities of the kidneys. Dialysis allows people to live a good and useful life even though their kidneys are no longer working well. When do patients need dialysis? Patients usually need to undergo dialysis when their body's waste materia