Matching Pairs urinary system diseaseOnline version urinary system disease by Jorge Arizpe 1 Different types of dialysis 2 When kidneys fail, there are three treatment choices: 3 Define Renal dialysis 4 What is hemodialysis? 5 What is peritoneal dialysis? 6 Define Kidney transplantation A kidney transplant is an operation in which a person with kidney failure receives a new kidney. The new kidney takes over the work of cleaning the blood. In hemodialysis, an artificial kidney (hemodialyzer) is used to remove waste and extra chemicals and fluid from your blood. is a process of diffusing blood across a semipermeable membrane to remove substances that a normal kidney would eliminate, including poisons, drugs, urea, uric acid, and creatinine. there are two types of dialysis: hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. 1.Hemodialysis 2 Peritoneal dialysis and 3 Kidney transplantation. In this type of dialysis, your blood is cleaned inside your body. The doctor will do surgery to place a plastic tube called a catheter into your abdomen (belly) to make an access.