Renal Dialysis

Healthy kidneys clean your blood by removing excess fluid, minerals, and wastes. Renal failure (kidney failure) is a situation in which the kidneys fail to function adequately causing fluid retention, a rise in blood pressure, toxin build up, and lack of red blood cells (known as anemia).
Renal dialysis is the act of removing the wastes, minerals, and excess fluids from a patient's blood using a machine known as a dialysis unit.
There are a number of professional organizations that you can visit to obtain more information about renal health issues:

Kidney School	Kidney Patient Guide	Canadian Kidney Foundation	Trillium's Gift For Life	Kidney Living Magazine

As well, you can visit the University Health Network and the Ministry of Health Websites for more information on renal health and renal dialysis.