English National Curriculum - Science
Mission Objectives
Explain the consequences of kidney failure
Compare treatments for kidney failure
Evaluate ethical, medical and economic considerations
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Words and meanings to learn
organ rejection
when the immune system recognises a transplanted organ as foreign and attacks it
immunosuppressant drugs
medicines taken after an organ transplant that reduce the activity of the immune system to prevent the body rejecting the new organ
dialysis fluid
a carefully controlled liquid used in dialysis that contains normal levels of glucose and ions but no urea, allowing waste substances to diffuse out of the blood
kidney transplant
a surgical procedure in which a healthy kidney from a donor is placed into a patient with kidney failure
dialysis
medical treatment that uses a machine to remove urea, excess ions and excess water from the blood when the kidneys are not working properly
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