The Basics Of Chronic Kidney Disease

Potential Future Chronic Kidney Disease Treatments

There are still improvements to be made in the treatment of chronic kidney disease, and there are four potential technologies that could make groundbreaking improvement in the management of chronic kidney disease. The human nephron filter is an implantable artificial system of nephrons that functions on a continuous basis to filter the patient's blood. Membrane-free dialysis using micro-fluid technology is another possible mechanism to create a portable artificial kidney. A wearable artificial kidney is a prototype of a portable hemodialysis device that would eliminate the need for an affected individual to come to a medical facility to have their dialysis. The wearable artificial kidney for peritoneal dialysis is another prototype that helps the at-home technique of peritoneal dialysis become more convenient and place less limitation on a patient's daily life.

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