B3 3.6 Treatment and temperature issues

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what are the two treatments for kidney failure
dialysis and kidney transplant
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what do doctors need to consider when deciding whats best for patient?
cost / general health of patient / how long patient has been on dialysis / long term cost of dialysis vs expensive oporation followed be immunosuppresant drugs / risks of operationg eg infection and anesthetics / availability of donor kidneys
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name three ethical issues:
should everyone be automatically on a transplant register or should they opt in? / should people be paid to be donors? / should people pay for a new kidney to jump the que?
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why is it important to carry a donor card or tell your family you want to be a donor
families do not have to make a distressing decision about organ donations immediately after the death of a close relative
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why can extreme temperatures be dangerous for humans
the body's enzymes do not work properly
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do children or adults transfer energy quickly, and why
children transfer energy more quickly due to large suface area to volume ratio
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when would an enzyme denature
if the body's temperature gets too high and person overheats
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when would an enzyme work too slow
when a person is really cold
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why do elderly people suffer with hypothermia?
because they move around too slowly to release energy from respiration to warm the blood
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what do doctors need to consider when deciding whats best for patient?

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cost / general health of patient / how long patient has been on dialysis / long term cost of dialysis vs expensive oporation followed be immunosuppresant drugs / risks of operationg eg infection and anesthetics / availability of donor kidneys

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name three ethical issues:

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why is it important to carry a donor card or tell your family you want to be a donor

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why can extreme temperatures be dangerous for humans

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