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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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Organ transplantation
hemodialysis
Health care; Organ transplantation
A treatment for kidney failure where the patient's blood is passed through a filtering membrane to remove excess fluid and wastes.
peritoneal dialysis
Health care; Organ transplantation
A treatment technique for kidney failure that uses the patient's own body tissues inside of the (abdominal cavity to act as a filter. The intestines lie in the abdominal cavity, the space between the ...
pancreas transplant alone (PTA)
Health care; Organ transplantation
A type of isolated pancreas transplantation.
auxiliary Transplant
Health care; Organ transplantation
A type of liver transplant in which the patient's liver remains within the body, while another whole or partial liver is transplanted just beneath or adjacent to the recipient's.
hepatitis
Health care; Organ transplantation
A viral infection or non-specific inflammation of the liver that can lead to liver failure. Hepatitis C is the leading cause of liver failure that leads to transplantation.
functional status
Health care; Organ transplantation
A way to measure the effects that lung disease may have on a person’s ability to perform routine daily tasks. Functional status is used in the Lung Allocation Score.
