Lesson: Kidney Failure Biology

In this lesson, we will learn how to describe and evaluate the treatments for kidney failure.

Lesson Plan

Students will be able to

state some symptoms of kidney failure, including the buildup of waste products in the blood,
outline the treatments for kidney failure, including organ transplants and dialysis,
compare the advantages and disadvantages of organ transplants and dialysis,
describe the basic process of renal dialysis.

Lesson Presentation

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Lesson Explainer

Lesson Worksheet

Q1:

Kidney failure can be treated with a long-term solution involving a medical procedure. What medical procedure can be used to treat a small amount of kidney failure patients?

Q2:

What is the current, most commonly used method for treating kidney failure?

Q3:

The table provided shows the differences between the concentrations of certain substances in blood and in dialysis fluid.

Why is it important the concentration of glucose is the same in the blood and in the dialysis fluid?

Which of the following statements is correct about the movement of substances?

What will happen to the urea?