Kidney hemodialysis is a blood purifying and filtering procedure performed by an "artificial kidney" whose work is built on the exact copying of organ functions.
Disabled kidneys are the road to the most sad outcome, because it is they who play a crucial role in the life of the body. This pair of bean-shaped organs relieves the blood of various toxins and other harmful substances that are formed as a result of constant metabolic processes.
Many factors can affect their malfunction. This is renal failure of an acute or chronic form, and alcohol poisoning, and poisoning with poison, and an overdose of medications, and all that leads to changes in the level of electrolytes, as well as to a violation of acid-base balance.
Do not be upset if you still have this problem. For about four decades, the device has been actively used, which is able to replace the kidney and also successfully cope with the tasks assigned to it.
The most important thing in this method is that the "artificial kidney" is able to adequately distinguish elements in the blood, thereby getting rid of any poisonous "ingredients" without affecting the protein composition of the plasma.
- This is a kind of therapy, which also requires a timely approach. He is able to extend the patient's life for another 10, 15 or even 25 years, but only if help was provided on time.
Despite the “miracle action” of hemodialysis, there are a number of contraindications to its use. Among them:
1) Pulmonary tuberculosis in active form;
2) Diseases with a high probability of developing bleeding (ulcer, uterine fibroma, Mallory-Weiss syndrome);
3) Mental disorders (schizophrenia, epilepsy, psychosis) and diseases of the nervous system;
4) incurable malignant tumors;
5) Disorders in the circulatory system (aplastic anemia, leukemia);
6) Age over 80;
7) Heart failure, atherosclerosis, chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, obstructive pulmonary disease, coronary heart disease after myocardial infarction.
8) Alcoholism and drug addiction.
The attending physician should also inform his patient that dietary recommendations must be followed during hemodialysis. Every day you need to saturate your body with proteins that are found in meat, chicken and fish. Potassium intake should be limited (found in bananas, oranges, potatoes, chocolate, dried fruits and nuts). Salt, too, should be used in cooking, as little as possible.