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That is a much debated issue. Sometimes you will hear of transplant patients taking on the eating habits of the donors. However this is also fairly likely to be a side effect of some of the drugs used post-transplant (in particular corticosteroids), which can disrupt eating habits and sense of taste.
There are stories of patients starting hobbies that their donor's liked to do; a lot of the time the hobbies tend to be extreme sports related. However this tendency can also be explained by the recipient gaining the drive to do more with their life now that they've survived a transplant.
However, there was a story quite a few years ago, of a girl who received the heart of a murder victim. The recipient then has dreams which aided the police to catch the murder victim's killer. I don't know how to explain that one. (Luckily murder victims are not usually used for transplant purposes much these days).
I personally have had (more than one) transplant and have never taken on any of the donor's characteristics (that I know of). However after my first I did crave incredibly spicy foods - odd since I was very young at the time. I consider this to be a steroid side-effect.
What else can I help you with?
What percentage of people are organ donors?
On avergage how many people in the United States will need an organ transplant? On average how many people in the world will need a organ transplant? Why is selling a organ illegal?
What is the job title of someone who removes organs from deceased organ donors?
It can be a non-physician surgeon but usually it is the Transplant Surgeon of the patient who will receive the organ.
What is a living donor?
When an organ transplant is required organs can be sourced from cadavers (dead donors) or from living donors. Living organ donation OS possible because some organs are duplicated in the body (e.g. kidneys) and one of the two can be removed for transplant, and other organs (e.g. the liver) are able to regenerate in the donors body after a portion is removed for transplant. Being a living donor is not a matter to be taken lightly as surgical complications can lead to the death of the donor. In addition, in the case of the removal of a paired organ, the donor foreits his spare organ which might be required later in life. In either case the transplant does not ensure the recovery of the recipient.
Identify or show graph the number of donors?
The graph hows that from 1995 - 2004, the number of donors has decreased, as has the number of transplants being carried out; the number of people needing transplants however, has significantly increased. This means that there is an in balance between the number of organs available for transplant and the number of organ donors, which means that there will obviously not be enough organs to provide each, or even most of those on the transplant list (in need of an organ) with the organ that they need.
Why should organ donors be tested?
Because the donor might be suffering from a medical condition which would render the organ useless to the recipient, or which would infect the recipient with a disease which would cause illness or rejection of the organ. Transplant patients are at high risk of infection and other complications even with the best possible precautions and organ transplant is a delicate, lengthy and costly procedure; there is no point performing such a procedure if the donor organ might carry with it a health risk which could negate the entire process.
What is the significance of the ni donor in the context of organ transplantation?
The ni donor, also known as the non-identical donor, plays a significant role in organ transplantation by providing organs for patients who do not have a compatible match within their family or close relatives. This expands the pool of potential donors and increases the chances of finding a suitable organ for those in need of a transplant.
Who gets iatrogenic KS?
Iatrogenic KS, is observed in kidney and liver transplant patients who take immunosuppressive drugs to prevent rejection of their organ transplant
Do rich organ donors get medical help before poor organ donors?
No
How many transplant regions exist in the US?
There are 11 transplant regions in the US overseen by the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS). These regions help coordinate organ allocation and ensure fairness in the distribution of organs to patients on the transplant waitlist.
A patient has jus received an organ transplant which treatment would be most effective in preventing the patients body from rejecting the organ?
Treat the patient with medications that decrease the immune system's response.
Why do you need organ donors?
You need orhan donors for people that have lost and organ like a liver.People decide tp become organ donors to help others in need.
Number of organ donors in tamil nadu?
There have been thousands of organ donors in Tamil Badu. Tamil leads that nation in donors. The exact number of donors is unknown.
