The kidneys filter wastes and excrete fluid when the pressure of
blood in the bloodstream forces blood through the internal
structures of the kidney.
Review Date: 05/23/2011
Reviewed By: David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc., and Michael
A. Chen, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of
Cardiology, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington
Medical School, Seattle, Washington.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
