N434: Cellular
Regulation test
questions and answers
2025
Organ donation
donation of an organ from live person or cadaver to be transplanted in ill
patient
Organ transplant
trnaplantation of an organ from one person to another to treat terminal
illness
What are some risk factors for organ tranplantation?
terminal illness
end stage condition
Why would someone need an organ transplant?
terminal illness
end stage condition
(not responding to conventional therapy)
the last hope
What is the most common organ for transplant?
kidney
Which organs can you transplant?
all of them
Reason for pancreas transplant?
type I DM
Reason for liver transplant?
, end stage liver disease
liver CA
Can you have a live donor for a liver?
YES
- can donate a segment
Can you have a live donor for a kidney?
YES
- you can live with one kidney
How long must someone be free from alcohol to be considered for liver
transplantation?
at least 6 months
Reason for lung transplant?
COVID
Reason for heart transplant
end stage HF
CAD
cardiomyopthy
Reason for small bowel transplant
necrotic bowel
- common in peds
What is one standard that Johavas witness requests for organ
transplantation?
rinse the organ with water before placing inside of body
Paired organ exchange
when 2 donors swap patients for donation
- s/o donate organ to other couple pt (they are a match)
- everyone gets new organ
How succcessful are kidney transplants?
very successful
cadaver: 90%
live donor: 95%
- best result: live family transplant
What GFR puts someone on the donor list?
Regulation test
questions and answers
2025
Organ donation
donation of an organ from live person or cadaver to be transplanted in ill
patient
Organ transplant
trnaplantation of an organ from one person to another to treat terminal
illness
What are some risk factors for organ tranplantation?
terminal illness
end stage condition
Why would someone need an organ transplant?
terminal illness
end stage condition
(not responding to conventional therapy)
the last hope
What is the most common organ for transplant?
kidney
Which organs can you transplant?
all of them
Reason for pancreas transplant?
type I DM
Reason for liver transplant?
, end stage liver disease
liver CA
Can you have a live donor for a liver?
YES
- can donate a segment
Can you have a live donor for a kidney?
YES
- you can live with one kidney
How long must someone be free from alcohol to be considered for liver
transplantation?
at least 6 months
Reason for lung transplant?
COVID
Reason for heart transplant
end stage HF
CAD
cardiomyopthy
Reason for small bowel transplant
necrotic bowel
- common in peds
What is one standard that Johavas witness requests for organ
transplantation?
rinse the organ with water before placing inside of body
Paired organ exchange
when 2 donors swap patients for donation
- s/o donate organ to other couple pt (they are a match)
- everyone gets new organ
How succcessful are kidney transplants?
very successful
cadaver: 90%
live donor: 95%
- best result: live family transplant
What GFR puts someone on the donor list?
