Tag: excretory products and their elimination

The process of filtering the blood by the artificial kidney is known as hemodialysis. It is a method of removing excess water, nitrogenous wastes (urea), toxins from the blood in the patient who is rapidly developing loss of kidney function. It is also called renal replacement therapy. Uraemia is the presence of excess urea in the blood. It may occur due to chronic kidney disease or kidney failure. Hence In uraemia, the artificial kidney is used for removing accumulated waste products like urea by the process called hemodialysis.

The process of filtering the blood by the artificial kidney is known as hemodialysis. It is a method of removing excess water, nitrogenous wastes (urea), toxins from the blood in the patient who is rapidly developing loss of kidney function. It is also called renal replacement therapy. Hence haemodialysis is also called as artificial Kidney.