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Explain how an artificial kidney machine and continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis work to cleanse the blood. (pages $222-23$ )
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This is done by circulating the blood outside the body through a series of tubes and filters. The blood is pumped into a dialyzer, which is a filter that removes waste products and excess fluid. The cleaned blood is then returned to the body. Show more…
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