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The diagram provides an overview of how dialysis works. Using this model as an example, explain how the diyalysis machine performs the function that's normally performed by the kidneys

The diagram provides an overview of how dialysis works. Using this model as an example-example-1
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Wanna help but where’s the diagram?
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The main job of a kidney is to filter toxins and waste products from the blood. In dialysis, the machine takes in blood from the artery and pumps it through a semipermeable membrane. This function is similar to that of the capillaries in the kidney. They allow waste products to filter from the kidneys. The waste excretes into a bag in a manner similar to how the bladder excretes urine from the body. The clean blood pumps back into the body and is carried back to the heart via a vein.

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