Peritoneal dialysis removes toxic waste from the body by placing chemically balanced solutions into the peritoneal cavity, filtering wastes out of the blood across the peritoneum. Lithotripsy uses shock waves to break up stones in the kidney, bladder or ureter. Renal transplant surgery involves receiving a donor kidney to treat renal failure.

1. Urinary System Therapeutic Procedures By: Demetris Norton

2. Therapeutic Procedures Peritoneal Dialysis Is the removal of toxic waster substances from the body by placing warm chemically balanced solutions into the peritoneal cavity. Waste are filtered out of the blood across the peritoneum. This procedure is used when treating renal failure and certain poisons.

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4. Therapeutic Procedures Lithotripsy is a medical procedure that uses shock waves to break up stones in the kidney, bladder, or ureter (tube that carries urine from your kidneys to the bladder).

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6. Therapeutic Procedures Incisions Meatotom y A procedure used to make an incision into the meatus in order to enlarge the urethra. Nephrolithotomy A surgical incision made to remove stones directly from the kidneys.

7. Therapeutic Procedures Renal Transplant Is when a person has surgery to receive a donor kidney.

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