Medical Sciences
A kidney works 168 hours a week. Dialysis gets about twelve, and that one number explains nearly every rule a patient is given
9 Sept 2026 · 9 min read
Dialysis is often described as an artificial kidney. It is a filter, and the difference matters — it explains the fluid limits, the potassium warnings, the phosphate tablets and why patients still need injections a working kidney would make itself.
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