A teenage boy receiving hemodialysis treatment with labels

Description

Picture of a teenage boy receiving hemodialysis treatment. Labels point to the dialyzer, where filtering takes place; hemodialysis machine; a tube where unfiltered blood flows to the dialyzer; and a tube where filtered blood flows back to the patient.

Alternate Text

Picture of a teenage boy receiving hemodialysis treatment. Labels point to the dialyzer, where filtering takes place; hemodialysis machine; a tube where unfiltered blood flows to the dialyzer; and a tube where filtered blood flows back to the patient.

Caption

Hemodialysis uses a special filter called a dialyzer to remove wastes and extra fluid from the blood.

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File Size

1.745 MB | 2631 x 2990

File Type

JPG