Kidney – Understanding Renal Function and Anatomy
Kidney is an organ that filters the waste fluids from our body. We have two kidneys in our body, which are located on our back. The difference is that the left kidney is slightly higher than the right kidney. Kidneys are wrapped in the peritoneum (a layer that is the boundary wall of the kidney). Nephrons are the functional and basic units (like cells in our whole body) of the kidney to work properly.
Kidney Transplant – Organ Transplantation
Transplant is the process which has to comes into action if a person’s kidneys have been damaged or destroyed. Kidneys are damaged when a person eats the wrong things, and very spicy foods, or drinks water that contains toxic substances.
What is a Kidney Transplant? – Organ Donor Compatibility and Medical Procedure
A Process in which a person borrows the kidneys of their donor to get well. During a transplant, there are a lot of issues Doctors and Surgeons have to face, one of which is mentioned below:
- Donors’ and patients’ blood groups do not match.
This is one of the big problems that exist when a patient is in need of a donor kidney. Many Donors are available, but the blood group doesn’t match with each other.
If surgeons do the transplant and the blood groups do not match, the patient will get a reaction, and inside the body, there will be a fight of WBCs (White Blood Cells) and the cells of the donor’s blood group. But in some cases, people don’t get a reaction, but their WBCs are inactive until the donor’s blood group cells are matched with it.
When the process is done, the patient must rest so that he can get settled with his kidneys.
