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Dialysis & COVID-19 Find answers about dialysis during the COVID-19 outbreak here. Kidney transplant & COVID-19 Find answers about transplant during the COVID-19 outbreak here. What happens when your kidneys fail? Healthy kidneys do many important jobs. They keep your whole body in...

https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/kidney-transplant-evaluation

Many people feel that a successful kidney transplant offers a better quality of life than dialysis.  To be considered for one, you must be evaluated at a transplant center. This is done to make sure that a kidney transplant is the best choice for you.  The evaluation will be very...

https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/multiple-listing

Can I be listed at multiple transplant centers? Yes, it is possible to list at multiple transplant centers. Often people choose a transplant center closest to their home for convenience, but it is possible to list at multiple transplant centers if you wish.   Why do some people choose to be...

https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/hiv-and-kidney-transplantation-donation

https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/sexuality-and-kidney-transplant

https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/plasmapheresis

Until recently, a transplant patient could only receive an organ from someone with a compatible blood type. An organ from someone with an incompatible blood type would be perceived as foreign and vulnerable to attack by the recipient's natural antibodies. Now, through a process called...

https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/keepyourtransplantedkidney

Schedule regular healthcare visits Take all your medications every day and at the same time as instructed Discuss any medication concerns or side effects with your transplant team Eat healthy Get regular exercise Keep a healthy weight Ask how you can lower your chances for high blood pressure,...

https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/metabolic_syndrome

By Janelle E. Gonyea, RD, LD After receiving a new kidney, you naturally look forward to freedom from the restrictive diet you needed to follow while you were waiting for a transplant. There are so many "no nos" while following a diet designed to preserve remaining kidney function and maintain a...

https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/living-donation-what-informed-consent-and-why-do-i-need-it-to-become-living-kidney

Are you considering giving one of your kidneys to someone in need? A good living donor candidate is healthy, well-informed, and makes a voluntary decision to donate. If you are a potential living donor, you will be starting an amazing journey. But before you can donate, the transplant center must...

https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/nephrectomy

What is a nephrectomy? Nephrectomy (nephro = kidney, ectomy = removal) is the surgical removal of a kidney. The procedure is done to treat kidney cancer as well as other kidney diseases and injuries. Nephrectomy is also done to remove a healthy kidney from a donor (either living or deceased) for...

https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/Common-Organ-Donation-and-Transplantation-Terms

Anti-Rejection Medications. Medications that are taken every day for the rest of your life after receiving a transplant. When you get a kidney transplant, your body knows that the new kidney is foreign (that is, not originally part of your body). Your body will attack the new kidney and try to...

https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/braindeath

The diagnosis of brain death is defined as "death based on the absence of all neurologic function." Families who have had a loved one declared brain dead may have questions about what the term really means. What does "brain death" mean? Brain death is a legal definition of death. It is the complete...

https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/kidpantx

What is a simultaneous kidney-pancreas transplant (SKP)? A kidney-pancreas transplant is an operation to place both a kidney and a pancreas — at the same time — into someone who has kidney failure related to type 1 diabetes. In many cases, both transplanted organs may come from one deceased donor....

https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/txcareteam

Good health care is always a team effort—especially for transplant recipients. You and your family are the most important members of the transplant care team. You can take an active role in your care by learning all you can and taking part in your treatment plan. Since each member of the health...

https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/Antibodies-and-Transplantation

By Carrie A. Schinstock, M.D. Antibodies are important, right? Our immune system naturally forms antibodies as a protective response against bacteria and viruses. In the context of transplantation, antibodies are good when they are ready to attack foreign invaders that can lead to illness, but...

https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/trans_getready

Though dialysis is the preferred choice for some people, many other people with kidney failure choose to have a kidney transplant. Transplantation has many advantages, such as a lifestyle free from dialysis and fewer fluid and dietary restrictions. Kidney transplants, when successful, usually...

https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/BloodTests-for-Transplant

What blood tests will I need to find out if a patient and a potential donor are a kidney match? There are three main blood tests that will determine if a patient and a potential donor are a kidney match. They are blood typing, tissue typing and cross-matching....

https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/bk-virus-what-transplant-patients-need-know

https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/incompatible-blood-types-and-paired-exchange-programs

https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/preemptive-transplant

https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/pregnancy_and_transplant

https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/orgdonor

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https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/foods-avoid-after-transplantation