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If You Know Someone Who May
Need a Kidney
This part covers issues you may want to learn about
most if you know someone who may need a kidney. It
has four sections:
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Questions and Answers about Living Kidney
Donation
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How to Help Someone Talk about Kidney Disease
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Sample Conversations of What to Talk About
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What to Expect After a Talk
Questions and Answers about Living
Kidney Donation
This section has answers to questions you might have if
you know someone who may need a kidney.
If I were to donate, what would I go through?
You would go through these steps:
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Informed consent
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Blood tests
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X-rays
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Heart tests
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Tests for kidney function
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Mental health assessment
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Meet with kidney doctor (nephrologist)
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Meet with transplant surgeon
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Meet with anesthesiologist (doctor who prevents
patient from feeling pain during surgery)
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