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Date November 2022 Marks available [Maximum mark: 1] Reference code 22N.1.HL.TZ0.38
Level HL Paper 1 Time zone TZ0
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22N.1.HL.TZ0.38

A person with failing kidneys is often treated with dialysis several times a week. This is done either by passing blood through a dialysis machine or by using the peritoneum, the lining of the abdomen, as shown in the diagram.

[Source: National Kidney Foundation, n.d. Peritoneal dialysis. [diagram online] Available at:
https://www.kidney.org/content/what-peritoneal-dialysis [Accessed 26 October 2021].]

 

Dialysis fluid is similar to normal blood plasma. What would be in solution in the dialysis fluid?

A.  Sugar, salts and urea

B.  Salts and urea only

C.  Sugar only

D.  Sugar and salts only

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