Principles of Dialysis and Hemodialysis Devices questions with correct answers

What does dialysis do? - Answer Remove wastes from the blood Remove excess water from the blood Balance blood electrolytes Semipermeable Membrane - Answer A thin sheet of natural or synthetic material that allows some small particles to pass through, while blocking other, larger ones. What does a dialyzer do? - Answer Provides the doorway through which solutes move What does the dialysate solution do? - Answer Provides the concentration gradient Diffusion - Answer The movement of dissolved particles across a semipermeable membrane from the side with the higher concentration to the side with the lower concentration Concentration Gradient - Answer Difference in solute concentration on each side of the membrane What do we use diffusion for? - Answer Removing wastes from the blood and balancing electrolytes Can substances from the dialysate diffuse into a patient's blood stream? - Answer Yes, this can be beneficial and detrimental