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Overview
Healthy kidneys
clean the blood by filtering out extra water and wastes. They also make hormones
that keep your bones strong and blood healthy. When
both of your kidneys fail, your body holds fluid. Your blood pressure rises. Harmful
wastes build up in your body. Your body doesn't make enough red blood cells. You
develop fatigue, nausea, and loss of appetite. When this happens, you need treatment
to replace the work of your failed kidneys.
There are three options when treating kidney failure, which will be discussed
in length in the following sections:
1. Hemodialysis
2. Peritoneal dialysis
3. Kidney transplant
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