Dialysis Machine — Questions and answers
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What sad problem did Dr. Kolff want to find a solution for?
Choices
- How to make food taste better for sick people.
- How to help bodies filter waste when kidneys stopped working. ✓
- How to build faster cars for doctors.
- How to grow new plants in the hospital garden.
Answer: How to help bodies filter waste when kidneys stopped working.
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What surprising material did Dr. Kolff find could help filter blood?
Choices
- Pieces of metal from old toys.
- Shiny glass from a window.
- Cellophane film from a sausage factory. ✓
- Thick wool from a sheep.
Answer: Cellophane film from a sausage factory.
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What helps pull the poisons out of the patient's blood in the dialysis machine?
Choices
- The bright lights on the machine.
- The difference in how many toxins are in the blood and the dialysate. ✓
- The nurse pushing a big button.
- The sound the machine makes.
Answer: The difference in how many toxins are in the blood and the dialysate.
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What was the main goal for improving dialysis machines after the war?
Choices
- To make them much louder.
- To make them bigger and use more blood.
- To make them safer, smaller, and work better for a long time. ✓
- To only use them for very rare, quick emergencies.
Answer: To make them safer, smaller, and work better for a long time.
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What difficult problem arose when dialysis machines became very good at saving lives?
Choices
- The machines became too cheap and easy to get.
- Doctors had to choose who could get treatment because the machines were expensive and rare. ✓
- The machines started making too many funny noises.
- Everyone wanted to try the machines for fun, even if they weren't sick.
Answer: Doctors had to choose who could get treatment because the machines were expensive and rare.
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