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What is the main consequence of kidney failure?
What is the main consequence of kidney failure?
- Increased production of red blood cells
- Loss of appetite
- Accumulation of waste substances in the bloodstream (correct)
- Inability to regulate blood pressure
What is the only treatment for kidney failure mentioned in the text?
What is the only treatment for kidney failure mentioned in the text?
- Physical therapy
- Surgery
- Dialysis (correct)
- Medication
What is the function of a dialysis machine?
What is the function of a dialysis machine?
- To regulate blood pressure
- To increase the production of red blood cells
- To maintain glucose levels in the blood
- To act as an artificial kidney and filter the patient's blood (correct)
Why is the dialysis fluid constantly replaced with new fluid?
Why is the dialysis fluid constantly replaced with new fluid?
What is one of the problems associated with dialysis, as mentioned in the text?
What is one of the problems associated with dialysis, as mentioned in the text?
What is the main risk for a patient after undergoing a kidney transplant?
What is the main risk for a patient after undergoing a kidney transplant?
Where do most donor kidneys for transplants come from?
Where do most donor kidneys for transplants come from?
What is the main advantage of a kidney transplant over dialysis?
What is the main advantage of a kidney transplant over dialysis?
What is one reason why there are not enough available organs for everyone needing a transplant?
What is one reason why there are not enough available organs for everyone needing a transplant?
What risk does a patient face if their immune system rejects a transplanted organ?
What risk does a patient face if their immune system rejects a transplanted organ?
Why do patients have to go into the hospital three to four days a week for dialysis treatment?
Why do patients have to go into the hospital three to four days a week for dialysis treatment?
What is a consequence of reaching equilibrium in the dialysis process?
What is a consequence of reaching equilibrium in the dialysis process?
What is the main waste product that the kidneys remove?
What is the main waste product that the kidneys remove?
How do we primarily lose ions naturally?
How do we primarily lose ions naturally?
What happens to cells if there is too much water in the body?
What happens to cells if there is too much water in the body?
What is the structure inside each kidney that is responsible for filtering blood?
What is the structure inside each kidney that is responsible for filtering blood?
What is the process called where kidney tubules absorb small substances from the blood?
What is the process called where kidney tubules absorb small substances from the blood?
What does the hypothalamus detect inside the body?
What does the hypothalamus detect inside the body?
What hormone is released by the pituitary gland to regulate water reabsorption?
What hormone is released by the pituitary gland to regulate water reabsorption?
What happens when the level of water in the bloodstream is too low?
What happens when the level of water in the bloodstream is too low?
What substance is reabsorbed because it is always useful?
What substance is reabsorbed because it is always useful?
What do we not reabsorb during the selective reabsorption process?
What do we not reabsorb during the selective reabsorption process?
What happens to cells if there is too little water in the body?
What happens to cells if there is too little water in the body?
What structure in the brain detects the concentration of water in the bloodstream?
What structure in the brain detects the concentration of water in the bloodstream?
What is the main job of the kidneys?
What is the main job of the kidneys?
What is the main waste product removed by the kidneys?
What is the main waste product removed by the kidneys?
How do we primarily lose ions naturally?
How do we primarily lose ions naturally?
What is the main reason for regulating water levels in the body?
What is the main reason for regulating water levels in the body?
What structures are responsible for filtering blood inside the kidneys?
What structures are responsible for filtering blood inside the kidneys?
What is the process called when kidney tubules absorb small substances from the blood?
What is the process called when kidney tubules absorb small substances from the blood?
Which structure in the brain detects the concentration of water in the bloodstream?
Which structure in the brain detects the concentration of water in the bloodstream?
What hormone is released by the pituitary gland to regulate water reabsorption?
What hormone is released by the pituitary gland to regulate water reabsorption?
'Selective reabsorption' in the kidneys refers to the process of reabsorbing which substances?
'Selective reabsorption' in the kidneys refers to the process of reabsorbing which substances?
'Deamination' in the liver converts excess amino acids into which substances for storage?
'Deamination' in the liver converts excess amino acids into which substances for storage?
What is the consequence of excessive water in the bloodstream?
What is the consequence of excessive water in the bloodstream?
What happens to cells if there is too little water in the body?
What happens to cells if there is too little water in the body?
