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The 11 pages that link to Kidney dialysis, each with the reason it gives.

• Acute kidney injuryBroader topic: Severe complications of acute injury may require temporary dialysis.

• Kidney transplantationCompared with: Dialysis can sustain life while awaiting a transplant or serve as an alternative treatment.

• Renal impairmentRelated: Severe impairment may require an external method of replacing kidney clearance.

• Urinary systemCompared with: It substitutes for some kidney functions without reproducing the full urinary system.

• Hemolytic uremic syndromeRelated: Severe acute kidney injury may require temporary kidney support.

• OrganCompared with: It can replace some kidney functions without replacing the kidney as an organ.

• NephrologyRelated: Nephrologists determine when it is needed and help select a treatment modality.

• UremiaRelated: Dialysis can relieve uremic symptoms by replacing part of the kidneys’ filtering function.

• ExcretionRelated: It can partly replace the kidneys’ waste-removal role in kidney failure.

• Medical procedureBroader topic: Dialysis is a repeated procedure that substitutes for part of an organ's function.

• Fluids and SecretionsRelated: Dialysis substitutes for part of the kidneys’ role in filtering circulating fluid.