首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Spare a Kidney? It is no longer unusual for a spouse or relative to donate a kidney to a loved one, but the number of America
Spare a Kidney? It is no longer unusual for a spouse or relative to donate a kidney to a loved one, but the number of America
admin
2009-06-15
43
问题
Spare a Kidney?
It is no longer unusual for a spouse or relative to donate a kidney to a loved one, but the number of Americans who have given a kidney to a friend, a co-worker or even a complete stranger has risen sharply from 68 in 1994 to 176 in 1998.
There are many reasons. First, it’s possible to live a normal life with only one kidney. (The remaining kidney enlarges to make up most of the difference.) in addition a kidney from a live donor lasts longer than a kidney taken from someone who has died suddenly. But the biggest change in the past few years is that transplant surgeons have started using laparoscopic techniques to remove the donor kidney through a much smaller incision, and this can cut recovery time for the donor from six weeks to four weeks.
Just because you can do something, however, it doesn’t mean you should. Donating a kidney means undergoing an operation that carries some risk. You could argue that you may be helping to save a life, but you certainly can’t pretend that you’re better off with one kidney instead of two.
So, what are the risks? "As with any major operation, there is a chance of dying, of reoperation due to bleeding, of infection, of vein clots in the legs or a hernia at the incision," says Dr. Arthur Matas, director of the renal-transplant program at the University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis. Even laparoscopy, a relatively new technique for kidney donation, is not risk-free. Doctors estimate that chances of dying from the procedure are about 3 in 10,000.
There’s no money to be made; selling an organ is illegal. But the recipient’s insurance normally covers your operation and immediate aftercare. Your costs can include hotel bills, lost pay during recovery or possible future disability.
Although transplant centers must evaluate any potential donor’s suitability, it never hurts to have an independent opinion. The most common contraindications are heart disease, diabetes and high blood pressure.
Never let anyone, not even a close relative, pressure you into giving up an organ -- no matter if you’re healthy. "There’s often the feeling that you’re not a good friend, father, mother if you don’t do this," says Arthur Caplan, director of the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Bioethics. Some transplant centers will invent a "medical problem" on behalf of those who are reluctant to donate but feel they can’t say no.
选项
A、Right
B、Wrong
C、Not Mentioned
答案
B
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/si1d777K
本试题收录于:
职称英语卫生类B级题库职称英语分类
0
职称英语卫生类B级
职称英语
相关试题推荐
Readthefollowingtextanddecidewhichanswerbestfitseachspace.Forquestions26~45,markoneletterA,B,CorDony
WildBillDonovanwouldhavelovedtheInternet.TheAmericanspymasterwhobuilttheOfficeofStrategicServicesinWorldWar
Therearemanydifferentreasonswhyfashionissuchapowerfulculturalandeconomicinfluenceindevelopedsocietiesatthebe
Therearemanydifferentreasonswhyfashionissuchapowerfulculturalandeconomicinfluenceindevelopedsocietiesatthebe
ThenumberofspeakersofEnglishinShakespeare’stimeisestimatedtohavebeenaboutfivemillion.Todayitisestimatedthat
ThenumberofspeakersofEnglishinShakespeare’stimeisestimatedtohavebeenaboutfivemillion.Todayitisestimatedthat
Icannolongertoleratehisactions.
Hishandwritingisflowingandgraceful.
Theprospectsfortreatingcysticfibrosisbygenetherapyarelookingbrighterfollowingsuccessfultestswithasafertypeof
Themostprominentcharacteristicsofhandwritingareundoubtedlyletterformationandslant.
随机试题
在我国直接肺损伤的主要原因是
由环境因素引起的癌症约占由化学性因素引起的癌症约占
在需氧系列中,1mol/L葡萄糖能相应形成
频数表不能用于
某企业生产的一批外贸供货产品因外商原因无法出口,该企业采用伪造出口退税单证和签订虚假买卖合同等方法,骗取出口退税50万元(其中包括该批产品已征的产品税、增值税等税款19万元)。对该企业应当如何处理?
外部环境中的信息即指()。
下列关于建筑工程消防的说法中,错误的是( )。
ABC会计师事务所的质量控制制度部分内容摘录如下:(1)项目合伙人对会计师事务所分派的业务的总体质量负责。项目质量控制复核可以减轻但不能替代项目合伙人的责任。(2)执行业务时,应当由项目组内经验较多的人员复核经验较少的人员执行的工作。(3)除内
有以下程序#include<stdio.h>intadd(inta,intb){return(a+b);}main(){intk,(*f)(),a=5,b=10;f=ad
Ourcountryhasmanychancesforadultswhowanttomaketheirlivesbetter.Therearepublicschoolsyoucanattend.Inthesch
最新回复
(
0
)