As a dialysis patient, Michelle has a 4-h dialysis treatment
three times a week. When she arrives at the dialysis clinic, her
weight, temperature, and blood pressure are taken and blood tests
are done to determine the level of electrolytes and urea in her
blood. In the dialysis center, tubes to the dialyzer are connected
to the catheter she has had implanted. Blood is then pumped out of
her body, through the dialyzer where it is filtered, and returned
to...