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Sunday, December 28, 2008

What is hemodialysis?

Hemodialysis is a way of cleaning wastes and extra fluids from the blood using a machine.

In hemodialysis, blood goes through a tube from the body to a dialyzer. The dialyzer is the machine’s filter. Inside the dialyzer, wastes and extra fluids are cleaned from the blood. Then, the clean blood travels through another tube and back into the body.

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