Dialysis blocks the passage of larger substances (for example, red blood cells, large proteins). This replicates the filtering process that takes place in the kidneys when the blood enters the kidneys and the larger substances are separated from the smaller ones in the glomerulus. The two main types of dialysis, hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis, remove wastes and excess water from the blood in different ways. Hemodialysis removes wastes and water by circulating blood outside the body through an external filter, called a dialyzer, that contains a semipermeable membrane. The blood flows in one direction and the dialysate flows in the opposite.
Blood: Water Mission to $300,000 to provide clean water projects, clinics and educational opportunities for people in Africa while educating people in countless communities across America about the water & HIV/AIDS crises many Africans face every day. This year they will be cycling across the southern half of the United States and north along the Pacific Coast to provide people in Marsabit, Kenya with clean drinking water, hygiene & sanitation education and latrines. Blood: Water Mission Blood: Water Mission is a grassroots organization that empowers communities to work together against the HIV/AIDS and water crises in Africa. Co-founded by the multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning