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Organ/Tissue Transplant
By: Amy Liu
P.22/14/11
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What Is A Transplant
?
A transplant is surgical procedure usedto replace a failing organ wit h a h ealt h yorgan.A transplant can be as simple asreplacing a piece of skin- tissuetransplant
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Before A TransplantBefore each transplant, series of testingsuch as blood tests, tissue tests are
performed to help you find the right donor. I f your donor is more similar to you than
your body will be less likely to reject thenew organ/tissue.
Ex ercise, and a healthy diet are important.
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How Organs Are PreservedF irst, all t h e blood h as to pumped out-(cooled solution are inserted into t h eorgan to pump out t h e blood)Second, t h e organs must be stored insterile solution and ice.
Organs can usually be stored no moreth an 3 days (Kidney-72 h rs (3days),Liver-24 h rs (1day)
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After Transplants E at healthy
Take antirejection medications R egular blood tests Ex ercise G
et enough sleep
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Positives V.S. NegativePositive
Help save lives C
ures diseases-C
ertaintypes of Leukemia,diabetes, lung cancer etc.
G ives people a secondchance in life
I mprove the quality of life R eplaces non-functioning
part of the body with afunctional one C orneatransplant
NegativeLong waiting list
C hance of rejection D ifficult to find a
matching organ/tissue M ajor change in lifestyle-
Healthy diet, weak immune system, cant bearound crowds.
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Organs/Tissues That C an BeD onated
OrgansHeart
K idneyLungsLiver
PancreasSmall I ntestines
Tissues C ornea
SkinBlood vesselsBone/Bone M arrow
TendonsHeart valves
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Organs/Tissues T h at Can BeDonated Wh ile Youre Alive1/3 of your liver of your kidney1/3 of your pancreas
Bone Marrow
Skin
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Qualities of A PotentialD
onor Healthy
No long term diseases- high blood pressure,diabetes, etc.
No drug/alcohol problemsAges 18-60
M entally healthy
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StatisticsOne organ donor can save up to 8 lives. The same
person can improve and save the lives of 50 more
peopleOn an average, about 18 people die each day,waiting for organ transplantsThere are 110,000 Americans waiting everyday on
the waiting listOn an average 11 more people are added to thewaiting list
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MythBusters
M yths: # 1- I f you were in an
accident, if you have adonors card, doctorswont save you
#2 I f you are famousor rich you gettransplanted morequickly
# 1-D octors do not haveanything to gain
financially or physicallyfrom letting a patient die. #2 All patients are on the
same waiting plus organsare given based onseverity, time on thewaiting list and matchingwith the donor
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Programs Linked toD
onations D ontateLife G ift of Life
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W ork C
ited " About. " Donate Life . D onate Life, n.d. Web. 14 Feb 2 011.
. " All About D onation. " Organ Donation Facts& Information . D
onate Life, n.d. Web. 14 Feb2
011. . " How D oes the Organ D onation Process Work . " Gift of Life Donor Program .
G ift of Life, n.d. Web. 14 Feb 2 011..
" Organ Transplant. " Organ Transplant Facts& Information . Healthwise, n.d.Web. 14 Feb 2 011. .Sparkman, R ussell. " The G ift of Time- Understanding D onation. " FusionSpark M edia Inc., n.d. Web. 14 Feb 2 011..