Eunice Bingley PH 442 Bioethics 08/31/2012 Critical Summary 3 ("Alcoholics and Liver Transplantation") Many moral‚ ethical‚ and medical issues are raised in “Alcoholics and Liver Transplants” (JAMA‚ March 13‚ 1991‚ Vol. 265‚ pp. 1299-1301). The authors‚ Carl Cohen and Martin Benjamin dissect the many arguments against giving liver transplants to those who abuse alcohol. Alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver‚ severe scarring due to the heavy use of alcohol is by far the major cause of end-stage
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Kidneys Functions and Mental Health Stability The human body has several important organs‚ one of those organs are kidney. The kidney are two organs shaped as beans. The kidney size varies according to the individual age‚ sex‚ and health. They are located under the rib cage towards the back. According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (Kidney Disease Basics 2012)‚ the kidney main function is to balance the amount of sodium‚ potassium in the body‚ water‚ disposed
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Kidney Failure CheckPoint * Scenario A: * * Acute renal failure. Ms. Jones‚ a 68-year-old female‚ underwent open-heart surgery to replace several blocked vessels in her heart. On her first day postoperatively‚ it was noted that she had very little urine output. * * 1. What is happening to Ms. Jones’s kidneys‚ and why is it causing the observed symptom? Usually the kidney manages its own blood flow and GFR. When the kidneys become hypoperfused‚ such as in hypovolemia‚ heart failure
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The kidney is one of the most important organs in our body; it removes waste products from the blood by excreting them into the urine. If a person experiences kidney failure‚ waste products can’t pass out of the blood‚ which causes waste to build up in their bodies. While a patient can choose to replace their kidney with a working one‚ dialysis is also an option in cases of kidney shortage. Dialysis provides the same functions a kidney does. It clinically purifies the blood as a replacement for the
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Introduction Chronic kidney disease is defined as presence of kidney damage or decreased kidney function for three or more months‚ irrespective of the cause[1]. Persistent damage or decrease in kidney function for at least three months‚ is necessary to differentiate between acute and chronic renal disease. There are different stages of CKD and different diagnostic methods by which it can be diagnosed. Stages of CKD: Stage1 − GFR >90 mL/min per 1.73 m2 Stage 2 − GFR 60 to 89 mL/min per 1.73
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention list Nephritis‚ Nephrotic Syndrome‚ and Nephrosis as number nine in the top ten leading causes of death among Hispanic Americans (Hispanic or Latino Populations‚ 2015). Each of these conditions is a type of kidney disease in which the kidneys cannot effectively filter wastes from the blood. Chronic Kidney Disease‚ or CKD‚ can lead to many severe health problems. Because the kidneys filter the blood‚ CKD can cause the body to retain fluid that can lead
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Paper This issue on selling your kidney is not always a bad thing there are some people that really need a working kidney to stay alive. If someone is willing to donate a kidney I don’t think that they should be punished or charged with a felony to help someone. Many people are having kidney failure every day and they should not be turned down for letting them have one of their kidneys that they do not need to live when someone who doesn’t have a working kidney needs. Waiting for someone to die
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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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Kidney Stones Rebecca September 23‚ 2013 xxxxx Career College Abstract A Kidney stone is a medical condition with varying causes where symptoms include severe pain. Treatment options include medication‚ shock wave therapy‚ endoscopy‚ and surgery. Simple changes in diet may prevent or decrease a patient’s chance of this condition. Kidney Stones Kidney stones are small‚ hard crystals that form inside the kidneys
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Kidney Diseases in America Nhia Yang‚ Tour’e Gates‚ Margarita Giannasidou‚ Benjamin Jensen‚ Daniel Olajonlu Advanced Program in Technology and Science Saint Cloud State University July 2013 Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease People usually say “yes‚ yes‚ we know‚ we know” about the diseases‚ but they don’t really know the true purpose behind that. Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a disease that makes kidney not as functional. The reason behind this is that it’s either from a long-term course
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