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… Donating a Kidney On this page: Overview Overview Kidney transplantation is the best way known to save a … You can donate to someone you know or to someone in need by donating to your provincial organ donor organization. You …
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… Donating Blood On this page: Overview Who Can Donate How to … must wait between donations depends on the product you are donating, such as whole blood or platelets. You don't have … of fluids to help replace the lost fluid. If you have kidney, heart, or liver disease and have to limit fluids, …
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… Overview You may be thinking about donating an organ to a family member or friend. Or you may want to donate an organ to help someone in need. Donating an organ while you're alive is called a "living … organ donor organization. Organs you can donate include a kidney or part of the liver, lung, pancreas, or intestines. …
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… Kidneys Last updated March 29, 2024 Your kidneys remove waste, produce hormones and balance the … Anemia of Chronic Kidney Disease Chronic Kidney Disease Donating a Kidney End-Stage Kidney Failure Extracorporeal …
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… Kidney Transplant On this page: Surgery Overview What To … Risks Surgery Overview A kidney transplant is surgery to give you a healthy kidney from another person. The new kidney may come from …
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… Kidney Scan On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How … It Feels Risks Results Test Overview A kidney scan is a nuclear scanning test that is done to check kidney function or appearance. During a scan to look at …
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… Kidney and Liver Last updated December 12, 2024 Overview The kidneys and liver are essential for cleaning your blood, … balance, and breaking down the foods you eat. If you have kidney or liver problems, changing your diet can help …
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… Kidney Stones On this page: Health Tools … Self-Care What are kidney stones? Kidney stones are made of salts and minerals in the urine …
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… Kidney Biopsy On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How … small pieces of tissue to look at under a microscope. A kidney biopsy may be done to check for problems or when other tests show a kidney problem. For example, you may get one if a test shows …
