Question

ateo goes to his doctor after experiencing discomfort for a few days. Following tests and an examination, the doctor tells Mateo that his body is unable to get rid of waste products, and their high levels are the reason for his discomfort. Mateo is most probably suffering from a disease that’s affecting his body’s ability to excrete waste products. He may have to take medication. If his condition worsens, he might have to regularly undergo to filter the waste products from his blood. NextReset

Answer 1

For Plato, It is "Kidney" and "Dialysis"

Answer 2

This is a case of acute or chronic (or acute on chronic) kidney disease. Mateo should take diuretics or drugs that induce tubular secretion and/or water excretion and therefore urination. If kidney disease worsens, the patient will undergo filtration of waste products from his blood or this is called hemodialysis. There is another way of filtering waste products using the fluid in the peritoneum called peritoneal dialysis. Other complications of chronic kidney disease is anemia as erythropoeitin (functions to signal the production of red blood cells) is produced in the kidneys.