During dialysis

Assertion : A patient with kidney disorder needs to undergo dialysis at regular intervals. Reason : During dialysis, blood separated by selectively permeable membrane moves in the opposite direction to dialysing fluid containing small solutes and mineral ions but no excretory products.

(a) What is meant by dialysis ? What type of patients are put on dialysis ? (b) Explain the principle of dialysis with the help of a labelled diagram ?

Define dialysis.

Define dialysis.

In peritonea dialysis:

Explain the dialysis briefly.

The principle involved in dialysis is ..................... .

The principle involved in dialysis .......