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[QUOTE="berkeman, post: 6834871, member: 8921"] So you are effectively asking is it would help to do "CPR for the kidneys", where you provided some artificial rhythmic contraction of the kidneys to try to help the flow and filtration of the blood? First, as opposed to CPR performed on the heart, there are no comparable one-way valves in the kidney that I'm aware of. So performing compressions (or micro compressions with your piezo idea) would not help the net flow of blood through the system. Second, have you found any valid references for this idea? In a quick search I did not find any mention of artificial pumping of blood/urine through the kidneys as an option... [URL]https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/chronic-kidney-disease/symptoms-causes/syc-20354521[/URL] And third, from the link above, the issue of kidney failure seems centered on the damage to the filtration cells/system, not to an impediment of blood flow through the system. [/QUOTE]
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