marks in multi-mark questions’ Setting the context: Q1 Kidney (6 mark question) In this question you will be assessed on using good English‚ organising information clearly and using specialist terms where appropriate. A person with kidney disease could be treated either by using a dialysis machine or by a kidney transplant
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Allocation of Artificial and Transplantable Organs Everyday many Americans and others across the world are in need of artificial organs‚ which is are man-made devices that are implanted into a person to replace their own natural organ and to perform the same functions as that natural organ would. The ability of this to succeed has been one of the biggest achievements in medicine and still continues to save the lives of people everywhere. However‚ this subject also brings up a lot of controversy
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keep what’s theirs‚ even after they’re dead.” ( Shuterman page 224) The donor must also be good in physical and mental health. But most importantly the donor must be free from high blood pressure‚ cancer‚ HIV‚diabetes‚ hepatitis‚ or organ-specific diseases. Once passing all of the qualifications of becoming a donor. The donor will have to complete multiple tests to make sure everything is official. Once the test are complete the doctor and the donor will sit down and have a discussion on what of transplant
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frequent symptom is lower urine amount produced‚ which happens in 70% of patients. Additional signs and symptoms could be those due to toxicity‚ shock or hypovolemia‚ such as fever and lightheadedness. * 3. What is causing Ms. Jones’s kidney disease? Ms. Jones is encountering acute tubular necrosis (ATN). It is a renal cause of ARF. Essentially tubular cells in the tubule of the kidney are
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family member’s medical operation. Whatever the case‚ these people need the money. With waiting lists being as long as 106‚000 people‚ an average 17 patients in need of transplants‚ die each day. About 350‚000 Americans suffer from end-stage renal disease‚ a state of kidney disorder so advanced that the organ stops functioning altogether. There are no miracle drugs that can revive a failed kidney‚ leaving dialysis or kidney transplantation as the only possible treatments. By legalizing organ selling
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IN HUMANS are two bean-shaped - about 4 inches long and about 2 ½ inches wide organs called kidneys which are located near the vertebral column at the small of the back . The main function of the kidneys are to purify the blood by separating urea‚ mineral salts‚ toxins and other waste products from it. Nature has so provided every human being a set of 2 kidneys so that blood purification runs on smoothly; one kidney assisting
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practices‚ kidney sales would be economically sound. Keywords: Market for Organs‚ Health Market Reform‚ Sales of Organs 1 Introduction Should organ sales be legalized in the United States? In today’s society‚ many people are suffering from diseases and conditions that require an organ transplant in order to survive. The transplant list for those in need of a new organ such as a kidney seems endless. Every day‚ nearly 74 people receive an organ transplant‚ while each day another 17 people die
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regarding its legal‚ ethical and economical implications. To know the debate‚ we must know the organ. How it works: The kidney is an organ that filters blood to remove all waste products (How Stuff Works‚ 2010). If the kidney is diagnosed with a disease or is unable to function‚ then the only long-term option is a kidney transplant. The kidney mainly operates on the principle of osmosis whereby it diffuses blood through the lining of the kidney‚ which is a semi permeable membrane. After filtering
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Organ Sales: Legalize for the Greater Good Every day‚ numerous people across the world stop their lives for four hours to get hooked up to a dialysis machine at a hospital nearby. This machine helps to remove harmful wastes‚ toxins‚ excess salt‚ and water from their body because unfortunately their body cannot do so for them. These people wait on a list until they can one day receive a kidney transplant because kidney failure has resulted in their body not being able to clean their blood properly
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9 of 27 © Boardworks Ltd 2009 Analysing urine Changes in the colour‚ clarity‚ pH and the presence of certain substances in urine can help doctors diagnose medical conditions: Protein or red blood cells in urine can indicate kidney damage or disease‚ as these substances would not normally filter through the glomerulus. Glucose in urine is often an indication of diabetes. A person with diabetes will have a high level of glucose in the blood. 10 of 27 © Boardworks Ltd 2009 Which sample? 11
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