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#122 Kidney Transplant Preparation: 5 Pearls Segment

Core IM | Internal Medicine Podcast

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The Risks of Donation to Kidney Health

Donors will permanently lose about 25 to 30% of kidney function following donation. The remaining kidney will hypertrophy slightly and take over some of that lost renal function from the kidney that got taken out. There is a very slight increase in the risk of long-term kidney health, i.e. ending up on dialysis or needing transplant.

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