What would cause a patient not to receive a kidney transplant?

Is a nuclear medicine bone scan harmful to a patient with a kidney transplant?

Yes it will cause your kidneys to rupture and your brain to liquify. Then the liquified brain will fall out the patient's nose and make a nice cocktail drink for the doctor.

Which Organ transplant are the most successful?

To a certain extent that depends upon the definition of "successful" - it could be considered to be "lowest mortality rate", "longest life expectancy after surgery", "most likely to result in a functioning graft (transplanted organ)". Depending on which criteria you use, the answer will be slightly different.Kidney transplants have the lowest mortality rate due to a combination of reasons. Primarily, when a kidney is transplanted, the recipient's original kidneys are not removed. It is simply a case of adding a third, which hopefully works. But in turn, this does mean that if the transplanted kidney does not work, the patient should not be considerably worse off than they were pre-transplant. At this stage they would go back on dialysis until another kidney was found.Another reason for a low mortality rate for kidney transplants compared to other organ transplants is the availability of living-related donors. This means that there are more kidneys available for transplantation, which in turn means that patients are marginally "healthier" when they receive a kidney transplant, compared to transplant recipients of other organs. The healthier the patient is, the better the outcome after transplant (but of course, a completely healthy patient would not need a transplant. It's all relative.)However, the "lifespan" of a transplanted kidney is lowerthan for other organs such as livers and hearts (and this is why the answer to your question is not clear-cut). To clarify, I mean lifespan of the transplanted organ is lower, not the lifespan of the person who received the transplant; retransplantation of a failing graft is quite commonplace. (At which point the first transplanted kidney would probably be removed and replaced by another transplanted kidney).The reason behind a transplanted kidney's reduced lifespan is because kidneys are directly responsible for having to filter out immunosuppressives and other medication a transplant recipient has to take. These medications are necessary to ensure the short-term health of the graft but in the long run they cause some kidney damage (regardless of what organ was transplanted). But the damaging effect of the drugs (called "nephrotoxicity") is slightly magnified in kidney transplant recipients.Next to kidneys, livers have the second lowest mortality rate of transplant. This is slightly remarkable, since there is not an (good) equivalent of "dialysis" for liver failure, meaning there is no fallback to help a patient's health to remain stable. By the time a patient is ill enough to reach the top of a waiting list for a liver or heart transplant, they are very ill indeed. And at this point it's quite extraordinary that the numbers of patients surviving the transplant surgery is as high as it is.

Would it cause any harm to you if you donated one kidney to a needy patient?

In general, no. You can live just fine with one kidney.

Why are diabetes patients more likely to need kidney transplants?

On the other hand, diabetes is also the number one cause of chronic kidney failure, or end-stage renal disease (ESRD), which makes this group more likely to eventually require a kidney transplant for survival.

Can someone who has had a kidney transplant and is in pretty good shape become a firefighter?

You would have to check with individual fire departments to see what issues would cause them to reject a candidate.

How is a 6.1 Hemoglobin count treated?

The way a 6.1 Hemoglobin count is treating depends on the cause. One way of treating it is by hooking the patient up to an iv and slowly letting red blood cells enter his or her veins. Doctors look for sources of internal or external bleeding. They stop the bleeding. If it is caused by liver failure, they check for a possible liver transplant. They may treat it by a bone marrow transplant. If it is caused by a lack of iron in the diet, they may put the patient on a diet high in iron. If it is caused by kidney failure, they may put the patient on dialysis. If the patient is a woman with excessive bleeding, they may perform a hysterectomy. Or, if the patient is extremely old or they decide nothing can be done that will enable the patient to recover, they do not do anything.

How long is the wait for an organ transplant?

they have tens of thousands of names on them, don't lost faith though, I was on it and am now off!! The more critical it is for you to get the transplant the farther up the list you will be, it also has to do with the matching of the blood. Have a bag packed at all times just in case. In the UK the wait for a kidney is around 2.5 years.

Can you poop out your kidney?

Cysts that can form on your kidneys can pop. The phrase "pop a kidney" comes from the fact that too much soda pop can cause severe kidney problems. This is because soda is extremely acidic. Eventually, kidney disease can lead to kidney failure, requiring dialysis or a kidney transplant. This is caused by the phosphoric acid present in soda pop, that causes urinary changes, promoting kidney stones, leading to kidney failure.

Does kidney transplanted patient can get pregnant?

Yes, kidney transplant patients can get pregnant. However it is advisable not to do so without first consulting with your transplant doctor, as some of the post-transplant medication you may be on could be unsuitable for use during pregnancy. Don't stop taking any prescribed medication without first consulting your doctor.

Can you die form overdosing on Ibuprofen 600mg?

If you do it enough, it might cause extreme liver and kidney damage, causing you to either need a transplant or die a very slow and painful death...

What can you do if your kidney fails?

People who have kidney failure, which is when 90% or more of the kidneys do not work, must be on dialysis. When kidneys fail the body cant cleanse the body of waste. The persons blood will become toxic and the person will die without dialysis or a kidney transplant. That's just with kidney failure. Of course you can live with only one kidney. Say you only had one kidney, that one kidney would have to be over 50% damaged before a person would possibly need to be on dialysis. To simply answer your question, you could have no problems with a damaged kidney, but failed kidneys will cause death.

How sulfonamides cause kidney stone?

Sulfonamides are likely to precipitate in urine resulting in crystalluria.If the patient does not take adequate amounts of water(6-8 glasses/day) these are likely to aggregate into kidney stones