BIOL 212 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Creatinine, Kidney Transplantation, Renal Function

• School: University of San Diego
• Department: Biology Courses
• Course: BIOL 212
• Professor: Stitt

Document Summary

Process of removing excess fluids and toxins from the blood by continually shunting the patient"s blood from the body into a dialysis machine for filtering, and returning clean blood to the patient"s bloodstream. 3 to 4 hours at a time. May be performed at the dialysis center or at home. Access vessel created for use with hemodialysis. Fistula is created between an artery and a vein in the forearm. Flow of arterial blood into the venous system at a point of fistula causes the vein to become distended. Provides a large enough vessel with a strong blood flow for the hemodialysis connection. Surgical implantation of a healthy, human donor kidney into the body of a patient with irreversible renal failure. Kidney function is restored with a successful transplant and the patient is no longer dependent on dialysis. Donor kidney may come from living donor (usually blood relatives) or cadaver donors (nonliving matches) Only one kidney is needed for transplantation.