Some kidney diseases can be treated with medication. Severe kidney diseases require more intense treatment. One treatment is called dialysis . A dialysis patient has to spend up to sixty hours each week attached to the machine. Anticoagulant is added to blood entering machine so it won't clot, and anticoagulant is neutralized as blood returns to body.
Artificial kidneys have several uses.
They help people with kidney malfunction to survive until their own kidneys are operationa. They help those with kidney failure to survive.