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Many people donate a kidney to friends or family members that have kidney failure. The donor then has one kidney and probably the recipient has one functioning kidney.

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Can a cat survive with only one kidney?

Cats can live with only 25% of their kidney function left. Unfortunately, kidney disease is very common in the domesticated feline.


Will a newborn baby survive with only one kidney that is facing sideways?

As long as you inflate it regularly


Do you need a kidney to survive?

To survive an human needs either one functioning kidney, or regular treatment by a dialysis machine.


Can you live when both kidney and pancreas transplants are being rejected?

Very unlikely because you only have 2 kidneys and 1 pancreas. Humans need both of these to survive. However if one kidney was still working then you could survive.


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.


What parts can the body survive without?

The body can survive without the:AppendixEarlobes1 kidneyThe body can survive without the appendix, earlobes, one kidney, one lung, arms, legs, and genitals.


Does eyeless jack take both kidneys?

Depends. Probably his hunger or how much he cares about that person. You only need one kidney to survive..


What is the name of the organ that if loss you can still survive but eat vary little?

i think its the liver because when people have to donate one of theirs they still survive, but they have eat small. The system liver is on is the digestive system. I think you must mean kidney - human beings only have one liver


Is it possible to survive with only one particular body system?

No. The only organs you can live without is one kidney or a gull bladder. Everything else is pretty much needed in your body in order for it to function.


Can a person live normally with one kidney only?

an a person live normally with only one kidney


Can a person survive with 1 kidney?

Yes. There are a lot of people that are living today with only one kidney. If someone needs a kidney transplant because both of theirs have gone bad they can receive one from a donor so long as they match. So the person that has the transplant has one and the person who donated a kidney has one.Some people have to due to infections etc. You can survive with one kidney


If you lose a kidney you can still survive and lead a normal life with one kidney because?

You can survive with one kidney because it can do the work of both! However, people living with one kidney have to be very cautious of their lifestyle choices as leading an unhealthy life would lead to kidney failure faster than a person with two kidneys.

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