Polycystic kidney disease

Legalizing organ sales There are two facts that one must come to realize when it comes to the donation or selling of organs. First, there are over six-thousand people waiting for viable organs in the United States and Second, there are over three-thousand people a year getting their much-needed organs in other countries without a waiting list. The only difference is in other countries they are getting their organs via the black market. The non-legalization of buying and selling organs cause the…

INTRODUCTION Chronic kidney disease is a prevalent and dire condition that affects more than 20 million Americans (CDC 2015). In cases of end-stage renal failure, a patient must receive treatment to compensate for the complete failure of the kidneys. Currently, kidney transplantation is the preferred treatment for this condition. Compared to the alternative of long-term dialysis, transplantation offers a better quality of life, is more than twice as effective at improving the long-term…

rare , but they are possibly handed down from the parents’ genes , or maybe new mutations . One example of a genetic disorder is Tay Sachs disease . Another example of a disorder is polycystic kidney disease . What Does Genetic Testing Tell You Genetic testing gives you an idea if you’re at risk of a certain disease or not . If two parents both have a disease then the child will have a 25% chance of obtaining the condition . If one person has it and the other partner does not , the child will…

has been robbed off. This 16 year old Ottawa local has been waiting for a kidney longer than four years. He has been undergoing dialysis for two years, needing to be hooked up to the machine for ten hours in order to filter waste from his blood. A daily occurrence for this 16 year old teen because there have been no kidneys available for him these agonizing past four years. Having Kidney failure means that your kidneys fail to remove toxins and waste from your blood, a serious health risk…

Kidney stones come mainly in 4 varieties- calcium, struvite, cystine and finally uric acid. That said, nearly 80% of the kidney stones are comprised of calcium deposits, most notably the oxalate type. While certain foods may promote stone formation in people who are susceptible, scientists do not believe that eating any specific food causes stones to form in people who are not susceptible. Fortunately, because cutting such a vital and delicate organ carries a high risk of permanent damage,…

End-Stage Renal Disease and Technological Advancements End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is the fifth and final level of chronic kidney disease. According to The Kidney Foundation of Canada (n.d) by the fifth level, the kidneys have lost at least 85% of their ability to filter waste. Once the disease has progressed to this stage, action must be taken to increase the probability of patient survival. The kidneys are a vital organ that is needed for survival; similarly the weakness of the kidneys…

In today 's society, it is better to be ethical than a savior to someone. It has deemed that one should be concerned about their convalescence and ignore solutions that could put an end to many deaths around the world. The epitome of organ donations is to provide organs to those who are in need to spare the life of another compatriot. However, the ratio of organ donation provided verse organs that have given to required patients has always been vastly disproportionate. Organ selling which is at…

Will Save Lives” by Joanna Mackay, kidney failure is the main topic. In the thesis Mackay says “Government should not ban the sale of the human organs, they should regulate it.” It is supported by the evidence it will save lives. 350,000 people in America struggle with this situation each year. She also states that more people will be willing to give up their kidneys if it were legal. There are other ways like dialysis, which is a temporary time period. Kidney transplant is the way to go. In the…

The Regulated Sale of Kidneys in the United States There are currently 119,870 people on the transplant waiting list, 81.8% of which are people waiting for a kidney. Only 17,879 kidney transplants were done in the year 2015, and only 1 out of 5 organ donations came from a living donor (Organ Donation Statistics, 2016). Based on these statistics, it is clear that there are more people in need of a kidney than there are people willing to donate a kidney. It is because of this fact that Dr. Matas,…

States of America are currently on a waiting list for a lifesaving kidney. This is a very depressing fact that many families are dealing with right now. The average wait time for a persons first kidney transplant is about three and a half years. For many they just can 't wait that long for a kidney. This puts people in desperate situations to get a kidney transplant. When waiting isn’t an option there is an alternative to getting a kidney and that is through the black market. We all know you can…