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Organ transplantation
The medical practice of replacing a patient's failing organ with a healthy one from a donor. Organs transplanted most often are the kidney, heart, lung, liver, and pancreas.
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hepatitis B virus (HBV)
Health care; Organ transplantation
Formerly called serum hepatitis, it is caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). About 10 percent of cases progress to chronic hepatitis. It is spread through intravenous drug use, through sexual ...
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Health care; Organ transplantation
Formerly titled the Health Care Financing Administration, CMS is an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) responsible for administering the Medicare and Medicaid programs, ...
creatinine
Health care; Organ transplantation
Found in the blood, it is a waste by-product of muscle; creatinine level in the blood is one of the key measures of kidney function.
American Society of Transplantation (AST)
Health care; Organ transplantation
Founded in 1982, AST is a membership organization of more then 2,200 transplant professionals dedicated to research, education, advocacy and patient care in transplantation. Our goal is to offer a ...
import match run
Health care; Organ transplantation
Generated from access to a non-local donor, an import match run is a local record of an OPO's potential recipients for a particular organ (listed in the order which local allocation offers should be ...
