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Does Metabolic Work Up Help Determine Kidney Donor?
Question: Does a "METABOLIC work up" help in determining a good candidate KIDNEY DONOR??
What else does this work up reveal & for what purposes?
What else does this work up reveal & for what purposes?
Brief Answer:
Yes,as following...
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
"Metabolic work up" consists of measuring blood :
- glucose levels (to exclude diabetes or hypoglycemic problems)
- electrolytes levels
- kidney function tests (BUN, creatinemia)
- liver function tests (ALT, AST, bilirubin - total and direct, albumin)
- carbon dioxide
All these initial health screening tests are necessary to decide whether:
- one particular person is eligible to donor his/her kidney
- his kidney is well functioning
- his/her body won't suffer severe complications after the kidney will be removed
Hope it answered to your queries!
Dr.Sejdini
Yes,as following...
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
"Metabolic work up" consists of measuring blood :
- glucose levels (to exclude diabetes or hypoglycemic problems)
- electrolytes levels
- kidney function tests (BUN, creatinemia)
- liver function tests (ALT, AST, bilirubin - total and direct, albumin)
- carbon dioxide
All these initial health screening tests are necessary to decide whether:
- one particular person is eligible to donor his/her kidney
- his kidney is well functioning
- his/her body won't suffer severe complications after the kidney will be removed
Hope it answered to your queries!
Dr.Sejdini
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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