Kidney transplantation

at high risk for developing KS can be identified by testing for HHV-8 antibody prior to transplantation. In high seroprevalence areas, organ donors can be screened for HHV-8 antibody, as HHV-8 can be transmitted from the donor to the recipient. PMID 12100502, PMID 9801396 Regamey et al reported an increase in HHV-8 seroprevalence from a baseline of 6.4 percent to 17.7 percent one year after renal transplantation. In the case of 6 patients who seroconverted, donor samples were positive for HHV-8…

demand brings up the question: Is it ethical to pay people to “donate” their organs? In the case of kidneys and parts of the liver, it is ethical to incentivize…

produce urine as a way to help our system to get rid of waste and extra water that we do not need. It travels through a urinary tract that includes the kidneys, ureters, the bladder and the urethra. The kidneys are two bean shaped organs that filter the waste from the blood and produce urine. The ureters are two thin tubes the move the urine from the kidneys to the bladder. The bladder is an organ sac that holds the urine until it is time to leave the body through…

Acute pyelonephritis, the more common type, usually results from colonization and infection of the lower urinary tract that if left untreated can ascend through the urethral route and infect the kidneys (Lewis et al., 2014). Chronic pyelonephritis occurs when the kidneys are frequently infected causing the kidneys to become small, atrophic, and loose function from all the scarring (Lewis et al., 2014). Also, with chronic pyelonephritis the extent of the scarring depends on the amount of past…

made up of the kidneys, urinary bladder, urethra and ureters. The kidneys play an important role in the Renal System; they filter the blood in order to eliminate waste and produce urine, maintain the body’s fluid balance, make hormones as well as balances the levels of some of the chemicals in the blood. The urinary bladder, urethra and the ureters together make up the urinary tract. The urinary tract acts as a drainage system because it drains the urine that comes from the kidneys, stores it,…

US Department of Health and Human Services reports that an average of 22 people die every day waiting for a donated organ (HRSA). As a result, desperate and wealthy people are willing to pay thousands for black market organs. An illegally purchased kidney alone sells for between 30,000 and 100,000 in America (Interlandi, 2009). However, the donor is likely given less than a tenth of that money. The story of Nawaraj Pariyar illustrates the harm associated with the purchase of illegal organs. He…

Urine testing can be a useful way to reflect on an individual’s overall health status. Examining the waste products found in urine by using chemical reagent dipsticks can reveal information about the health of a patient (Mulryan, 2011, p. 234). Properly analyzing the chemical reagent dipstick can help aid in the diagnosis of an individual. According to Mulryan (2011), specific tests are found on the reagent dipstick, including, blood, bilirubin, urobilinogen, protein, nitrite, leukocytes,…

world countries, the people there want to sell their organs because they need the money. Targeted people will also have a less likely chance of having the resources to take care of themselves after the surgery. They are only “willing to part with a kidney or a slice of liver in exchange for cash and a chance to see the world” (Interlandi). Allowing the sale of organs will exploit this further to the poor and undeveloped groups of the world, yet they are already on the black market across the…

fall to the recipient not the donor. People are afraid it will affect their own medical treatment. But the surgeons involved will be different from those saving you. Since the donor does not get to choose who their organs go to, with the exception of kidney and partial lung transplants, this may be a concern for people that feel uncomfortable with their organs going to someone of a different gender, religion, class, faith, etc. That however is not falsely accused and is quite difficult to argue…

In Rebecca Skloot’s book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, racial stereotyping against minority patients is predominant in every aspect of health care. Many of these stereotypes in Skloot’s book painted blacks as unintelligent and vulnerable and led to many doctors taking advantage of their patients. Henrietta Lacks was one of these patients and unfortunately doctors made millions off of her cancerous cervix cells without her informed consent. Her cells, named HeLa cells, helped cure the…