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Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: End Stage Renal Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the thorough overview of end-stage renal disease that includes information on symptoms, prevention, treatment, and more.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Kidney Filtering

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students filter different substances through a plastic window screen, different sized hardware cloth and poultry netting. Their model shows how the thickness of a filter in the kidney is imperative in deciding what will...
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National Kidney Foundation: Hemodialysis

For Students 9th - 10th
When is dialysis needed? How does the dialyzer clean the blood? Can dialysis patients continue to work? Can dialysis patients travel? These questions and more are answered in this thorough site.