Diseases and disorders

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Emphisema
A disease that causes the enlargement of the alveoli, where they lose a large amount of surface area and so results in breathlessness (lung transplant required)
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Coronary failure
When the heart can't pump blood at the rate that it is required to (heart transplant required)
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Diabetes
A metabolic disease in which the pancreas can't produce enough insulin to regulate glucose levels in the blood (pancreas transplant)
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Hepatitis
A disease characterized by the inflamation of the liver (liver transplant)
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Poor vision
A condition that can be fixed / improved with a surgery that involves replacing the cornea.
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When the heart can't pump blood at the rate that it is required to (heart transplant required)

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Coronary failure

Card 3

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A metabolic disease in which the pancreas can't produce enough insulin to regulate glucose levels in the blood (pancreas transplant)

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Card 4

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A disease characterized by the inflamation of the liver (liver transplant)

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Card 5

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A condition that can be fixed / improved with a surgery that involves replacing the cornea.

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