Kidney Failure questions with correct
answers
What does the kidney remove from the blood? ✅✅Waste substances
What happens if they don't do this? ✅✅Waste substances will build up and you can
no longer control the levels of ions and water in your body
What are is a treatment for kidney failure? ✅✅Dialysis treatment
What does dialysis treatments do? ✅✅Filter the blood with a machine
How often for you have to do the treatment, how long does it take each time? ✅✅3
times a week
each session takes 3-4 hours
Negatives of a dialysis treatment? ✅✅- time consuming
- may cause blood clots or infections
- expensive
What is the only cure for kidney failure? ✅✅A kidney transplant
Where do healthy kidneys come from? ✅✅People who die suddenly
Where can kidneys also be transplanted from? ✅✅People who are alive, however
there is a small risk to the person donating the kidney
What is another risk of a kidney transplant? ✅✅It can be rejected by the patients
immune system
What is good about kidney transplants? ✅✅Cheaper than a dialysis treatment
What is bad about kidney transplants? ✅✅Long waiting lists for kidneys
answers
What does the kidney remove from the blood? ✅✅Waste substances
What happens if they don't do this? ✅✅Waste substances will build up and you can
no longer control the levels of ions and water in your body
What are is a treatment for kidney failure? ✅✅Dialysis treatment
What does dialysis treatments do? ✅✅Filter the blood with a machine
How often for you have to do the treatment, how long does it take each time? ✅✅3
times a week
each session takes 3-4 hours
Negatives of a dialysis treatment? ✅✅- time consuming
- may cause blood clots or infections
- expensive
What is the only cure for kidney failure? ✅✅A kidney transplant
Where do healthy kidneys come from? ✅✅People who die suddenly
Where can kidneys also be transplanted from? ✅✅People who are alive, however
there is a small risk to the person donating the kidney
What is another risk of a kidney transplant? ✅✅It can be rejected by the patients
immune system
What is good about kidney transplants? ✅✅Cheaper than a dialysis treatment
What is bad about kidney transplants? ✅✅Long waiting lists for kidneys
