Kidney Dialysis Treatment

Andrew Rosenberg, Biomedical Engineering, University of Rhode Island BME 281 Second Presentation, November 20, 2013 <andyrosenberg10@my.uri.edu>

- Each Kidney contains around 1 million nephrons- Kidneys filter around 50 gallons of blood a day- 2 quarts of waste and excess water are removed from the blood and

excreted in the form of urine each day- Diabetes and High blood pressure are the leading cause of Kidney disease

Dialysis Treatment

Hemodialysis Peritoneal Dialysis

About 90% of Dialysis Patients use Hemodialysis

Benefits and Disadvantages

- Insurance helps a great deal ($82,000 annually)

- Keeps your blood filtered

- Can be done in the comfort of your home

- Hemodialysis (Under careful medical supervision)

- Peritoneal Dialysis (Self-reliant treatments)

- Helps you live much longer

Advantages Disadvantages

- Easy to receive an infection

- Cannot replicate other functions of the Kidney

- Tedious and repetitive

Future OutlookUniversity of California, San Fransisco

- Lengthen survival time without transplant- Less expensive than dialysis- Does not require special treatments- Prototype built in 2007 and expected human trials in 2017

References

How the Kidney Works: <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/leslie-spry-md-facp/national-kidney-month_b_2803552.html>NKUDIC: <http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/yourkidneys/>Future Kidney: <http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_23098487/artificial-kidney-offers-hope-patients-tethered-dialysis-machine>Dialyzer: <http://www.fairview.org/healthlibrary/Article/83154>Peritoneal Dialysis: <http://www.drugs.com/cg/continuous-ambulatory-peritoneal-dialysis.html>Pros & Cons: <http://health.usnews.com/health-news/news/articles/2013/02/07>