In a bid to know the complete physiology behind ... two quarts of waste product and extra water as urine, scientists are still clueless of the physiology behind the whole process.

In this procedure, patients are connected to a dialysis machine which acts as an artificial kidney to remove most of the urea and restore/maintain the water and ion balance of the blood.

Urea is the main waste product removed in the urine, as it is not reabsorbed in the kidney. Each kidney contains over one million microscopic filtering units called nephrons. Each nephron is made ...

By managing fluid levels, waste removal, and hormone production ... to receive a transplant from living donors. The kidney donation process from a live donor includes several phases: evaluation ...