1. Kidney Dialysis Treatment Andrew Rosenberg, Biomedical Engineering, University of Rhode Island BME 281 Second Presentation, November 20, 2013

2. -Each Kidney contains around 1 million nephrons -Kidneys filter around 50 gallons of blood a day -2 quarts of waste and excess water are removed from the blood and excreted in the form of urine each day -Diabetes and High blood pressure are the leading cause of Kidney disease

3. Dialysis Treatment HemodialysisPeritoneal Dialysis About 90% of Dialysis Patients use Hemodialysis

4. Benefits and Disadvantages -Insurance helps a great deal ($82,000 annually) -Keeps your blood filtered -Can be done in the comfort of your home -Hemodialysis (Under careful medical supervision) -Peritoneal Dialysis (Self-reliant treatments) -Helps you live much longer AdvantagesDisadvantages -Easy to receive an infection -Cannot replicate other functions of the Kidney -Tedious and repetitive

5. Future Outlook University of California, San Fransisco -Lengthen survival time without transplant -Less expensive than dialysis -Does not require special treatments -Prototype built in 2007 and expected human trials in 2017

6. References How the Kidney Works: NKUDIC: Future Kidney: Dialyzer: Peritoneal Dialysis: Pros & Cons: