Answer keys 7.

PY 7.7_Describe artificial kidney,

dialysis and renal transplantation.
• Diabetes and Chronic, uncontrolled high
blood pressure are responsible for end-stage
renal disease T
• Dialysis is of two types: hemodialysis and
peritoneal dialysis T
• Dialysis works on the principles of
the diffusion of solutes and ultrafiltration T
• Artificial kidneys are proving very useful in
present clinical scenarios. F
• Wearable artificial kidneys consume a lot of
sterile water F
• One great handicap of kidney transplant is
that the donor must be living F
• End-stage renal disease occurs when the
kidneys have lost about 75% of their normal
ability F
• Kidney transplant patients are prone to
cancer T
• One transplant is sufficient for a patient
throughout his life F
• ABO & HLA typing is more than that is
necessary, no need for crossmatch F
• RBCs are lost in hemodialysis? F
• Anticoagulants are needed in WAK; T