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Can aperson survive with only one kidney?
Yes. 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.
Can the body function correctly with one kidney?
Yes it can. For example people with kidney transplants only have one kidney.
How many people are waiting now for a kidney transplant?
5,865 people are waiting for a kidney transplant!!! NO LIE!*
Why do some people have only 1 kidney?
Some people may have only one kidney for several reasons, such as having a diseased or injured kidney removed, or donating a kidney to someone in a kidney transplant, or probably less likely might be that they were just born with only one.
How many people get kidney cancer each year?
There are far too many people that get kidney cancer each year. The number is in the hundreds around the world.
Can a person with one kidney benefit from dialysis?
Usually no. Amazingly enough we can survive with one kidney. Someone who has one kidney should see a Dr. regularly to check bloodwork regarding kidney function.
How does the kidney disease spread to other people?
Most of the kidney diseases are not transmitted from one person to other.
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.
You were born with one kidneycan you survive with it?
If it's one healthy kidney, sure. Plenty of people donate one kidney and manage just fine afterwards. The concern would be if whatever it was that caused one kidney not to develop somehow messed up the existing kidney too.
How many people die a year of Kidney disease?
69
Can you live with one lung after cancer is removed?
People can live with one lung or one kidney.
How many adrenal glands do you have?
2, one on each kidney
