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Kidneys
The kidneys serve many purposes. They regulate electrolytes, blood pressure, and acid levels. They also help to filter the blood.
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What are the chances of being a kidney match?
One of the underlining principles is that a patient can only be defined as "suitable for transplantation" if they have at least a 50% probability of still being alive in 5 years after the transplant. This is the bare minimum for any type of transplant.
Kidney transplants are one of the safest transplants there are. This is primarily because your original kidneys are not (usually) removed - it is simply a case of the third one being added in. This means that should the transplanted kidney not work for some reason, you should not be any worse off than you were originally whilst waiting for the transplant. Another advantage is dialysis - it's quite an effective "replacement" for a kidney, so unlike most other transplants you're not quite stuck in the scenario of gradually getting more and more ill - instead, there is some stability.
Without actually knowing more about your medical scenario, it would be inappropriate to try and pinpoint an exact probability of your chances of survival. However, if a person were to choose what type of transplant to have, having a kidney transplant whilst you're still young is one of the safest options out of all those available.
What organ is similar to kidney?
The liver has some function like a kidney. It also removes some wastes and detoxifies as it does.
The kidney is pretty much an organic filter. As the blood in a body rushes through the arteries, it makes its way around the entire body. When it flows through the renal artery, then that blood will end up at the kidney. The first stage of the kidney process, is to filter out the blood cells and protein molecules by pushing the bodily fluids through the glomerulus (filter) which allows water, glucose, salts, and urea to pass, but does not allow the blood cells and protein to pass, as they are too big. The blood cells and proteins the flow the the capillaries around the renal tubule (the part of the kidney that the rest of the fluid flows through) in order to enter back into the rest of the body through the renal vein. As the remaining fluid filters through the renal tubule, the glucose and most of the the water and salts leave through the capillaries in the renal tubule in order to join the blood in the renal vein and keep it enriched. What is left is some water, salts, urea, and other undesired substances which continue to flow through the renal tubule until they enter the bladder and leave the body in the form of urine.
The chemicals that are kept or lost are the way that the kidneys controls water balance.The kidneys help balance the chemicals in your blood, such as sodium, potassium and calcium. "Water follows salt" is a good way to remember this. If the body needs to lose water, salt will be excreted by the kidney and the water will follow along. The opposite is true if the body needs to hold on to water.
The kidneys' most important job is to filter liquid waste from the blood and getting rid of it in the form of urine by using filters called nephrons.
There are many videos on how the kidney works at the link below.
How does kidney failure affect homeostasis?
Kidney stones can block the flow of urine through the kidney, ureters, and/or urethra, depending on where they are lodged. The ureters are tubes from the kidney to the bladder, and the urethra is the tube from the bladder to the outside. There are other consequences that can happen because of kidney stones, as well. There are microtubules and other components in the kidneys that can be damaged or scarred, for someone who gets kidney stones frequently. The other problem with kidney stones is that when they cause urine flow to slow or back up, the potential for inflammation and infection is increased. People that are frequently troubled by kidney stones are at a higher risk for Chronic Renal Disease.
What fluid passes through the renal tubule?
A renal tubule passes most of the fluids it processes into the bloodstream
What contains more water blood moving into a kidney or blood leaving the kidney?
Blood enters the kidneys through the renal arteries. The blood pressure at the top of the nephron is relatively high compared to that in the renal veins, to aid diffusion of substances across the Bowman's capsule. But aside from the difference in pressure, there are also discrepancies in composition. Waste products such as urea and excess ions will not be found in the blood that leaves the kidneys; they would have been absorbed and transferred to the bladder as urine.
How can you tell if a kidney is working?
If you are concerned that a kidney is dysfunctional, a trip to the doctor for a blood test and urine test initially, would probably confirm whether this was the case or not.
There is often back pain with kidney disorders, and it can be very painful. But as the kidney is such an important organ, any possible problems should be checked out.
What is the medial depression of a kidney?
renal hilum
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Can too much calcium in your kidneys be a sign of kidney disease or kidney cancer?
calcium is the cause of all kidney stones. calcium is the make up for bones and it help repair the bones if you were to brake one. to much biuld up in the kidney area causes the calcum to from into stones due to dehydration or not enough of the right fluids. the only way to get rid of them is to let i pass through your urine
If anyone were to tell you, they would be helping you to commit a crime.
You cannot buy kidneys; they must be donated.
Your kidneys can only explode if you store too much water in them for too long because the water is putting pressure on your kidneys they cant take it anylonger and they explode you have to becareful because then you will have to have a transplant for 1 new kidney.
The kidneys help filter our blood, so that our organs do not get infected. Without out kidneys, we would gradually die, because our organs would be effected.
How do nutrients get to the kidney?
The circulatory system brings nutrients to the kidney. It also removes metabolic wastes from the tissues of the kidney.
drink plenty of water and do not drink soft drinks and soda, and do not smoke
Is the kidneys organs of the digestive system?
kidneys get rid of the toxins from the blood that may have come from the food your body has digested. kidneys also help to make urine, keep your bones healthy, make red blood cells and also help to remove waste and extra fluid from your body.
What system does the kidney cell belong to?
Kidneys are part of the urinary system. They are also considered part of the excretory system.
Where does most reabsorption occur in the kidney?
The proximal tubule is the site of most reabsorption via glucose transporters (reabsorb 100% of glucose in healthy individuals), approx. 65% Sodium and various other solutes are also reabsorbed.
What is the cause of blindness and kidney failure?
Many diseases can affect both eyes and kidneys, but you're probably thinking of diabetes mellitus.
