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The dialysate is the liquid that helps remove the waste or unwanted products from your blood. It also helps get your electrolytes and minerals to the proper levels in your body. The machine also monitors the flow of your blood while it is outside of your body. Fluid removal is made by different processes in hemodialysis versus peritoneal dialysis. In hemodialysis the dialysis machine uses pressure to pull liquids across the membrane from the blood and into the dialysis liquid. In peritoneal dialysis, glucose is used in the dialysis fluid. This has the effect of encouraging excess fluid to move out of the blood and into the dialysis fluid to be periodically drained. Or in simpler form, according to Medicine.com a dialysis machine is one, “That filters a patient's blood to remove excess water and waste products when the kidneys are damaged, dysfunctional, or