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Dialysis Adequacy: What is Urea?

September 20, 2009 by admin

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What is Urea?

Urea is a waste product found in blood. Healthy kidneys filter urea out of blood. When kidneys do not work well, urea can build up in your blood. When this happens, you feel sick. Dialysis reduces the amount of urea in your blood.

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2001-07-02
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2009-04-08
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