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Tuesday 13 March 2012

Kidneys - BBC Resource

Kidneys

Kidneys


Healthy kidneys clean your blood by removing fluid, salt and wastes from the body. They're sophisticated reprocessing machines, acting as the body’s refuse removers. Find out more about keeping them healthy and common conditions that may affect them.





Kidney function

Image of kidneys in body
How your kidneys regularly clean your body of all its waste

 

 


Common kidney conditions

Image of a kidney
Your kidneys are a vital organ. Find out some of the more common conditions
to affect them




Healthy kidneys

Elderly smiling ladyKeeping kidneys healthy is a mystery to most people, discover how to keep them in good working order

 


 

Kidney dialysis

Doctor and patient
What kidney dialysis means to the patient