Acute Kidney Injury (Paper #6) Tracy Gilbert ITT Earth city Acute Kidney Injury (Paper #6) “Acute kidney injury (AKI) describes the spectrum of acute-onset kidney failure that can occur with critical illness; it replaces the traditional term acute renal failure (ARF) and acute tubular necrosis (ATN).” (Urden‚ Stacy‚ & Lough‚ 2012‚ p. 400). “In renal failure‚ acute or chronic‚ one most commonly sees patients who have a tendency to develop hypervolemia‚ hyperkalemia‚ hyperphosphatemia‚ hypocalcemia
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How do you feel when you have to wait for something that you really‚ really want? What if it was something you couldn’t live without? Imagine you are lying in a hospital bed and you have no choice but to impatiently wait for that one organ you and your body are depending on to survive. Many people face this struggle every day. These people are waiting on a list for their perfect match… the perfect person to be their organ donor. An organ donor is a person who has an organ‚ or several organs‚ removed
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they see bad things happen to organ donors on TV shows or in movies‚ or it is against their religion‚ all of these things are myths. Throughout my presentation I will give some statistics of organ donating‚ answer some commonly asked question‚ and share a story of how organ donation has affected my life. At this moment‚ there are more than 123‚175 people in the United States are waiting for an organ but there are only 14‚257 people registered as donors. About 4‚000 more people are added to the national waiting list each day
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Sperm and Egg Donation Many children will never know anything about their biological background‚ because their mother had a sperm or egg donation. Is that fair to children because their mother made that choice? Everybody deserves to know where they came from‚ and what risks they could suffer in life. For example heart disease‚ Parkinson’s disease‚ degenerative diseases‚ these are just some of the common diseases that could be genetic. Some offspring’s may just want to know their culture and history
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likely to procure organs based on a person’s wishes as indicated on an organ donor card‚ if the family objected to donation ( Moskop‚ 2003). While some might argue that Nicole’s organ donor card contains final authority‚ it is important to consider other factors. If Nicole could have foreseen the accident and her parent’s grief in addition to their reluctance to allow organ donation‚ would she still wish to donate or would her concern for her family incline her to allow her parents’ wishes to be
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Saving Lives According to the National Health Service‚ there are two types of organ donations‚ living and deceased. Nobody realizes what the numbers are and how many there are suffering. “Currently‚ nearly 124‚000 men‚ women and children are awaiting organ transplants in the United States.” (Organ 1) According to The U.S Department of Health and Human Services‚ a person is added to the list every ten minutes. 79 people every day are saved by organ donation. (Need1) However‚ 22 people die waiting
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granted. 115‚000 people are in need of an organ transplant that would ultimately save their lives. (“Living Donation.”) People who live with organ complications or failures As a nation‚ education of organ donation must become more of a priority therefore opening more people to the idea of it. With more people educated on the topic‚ it would significantly decrease the number of death per year. Organ donation and transplantation is the act of removing organs from a person known as the organ donor and
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a family member who has received blood at some time. I for one have received blood and I often wonder who took the time to donate it. According to the Journal of American Medical Association‚ it is noted that just 1 pint of blood can save three lives. Why You Should Give Giving blood does not just benefit recipients. Regardless of age‚ donating blood offers many benefits for donors. It lets you: time-consuming tests. Then‚ it must be used relatively quickly or it will perish-whole blood for
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Steroids has side effects on the Kidneys as some people might not be aware of it. Kidneys has important functions for the body such as the regulation of blood pressure‚ and removal of waste material from the blood. However‚ steroids could cause severe damages and serious effects on the kidneys if people use them regularly. Also‚ Steroid users usually take Ultra high protein‚ and some might over intake them with weight training which could lead to kidney stones; kidney stones blocks the opening of the
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which saved the lives of three other individuals (“Colby Cassani”). From a sorrowful calamity of a lost life sprang a gift to those in need of the functioning organs. However‚ despite the lifesaving potential the newly deceased could offer‚ the topic of organ donation seems blissfully overlooked by the general public. Scarcely brought to the public’s attention‚ many individuals‚ ignorant of organ donations‚ are provoked to form speculations and myths about this charitable donation of life. Although
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