#122 Kidney Transplant Preparation: 5 Pearls Segment

Core IM | Internal Medicine Podcast

How does transplant compare to dialysis? Who is a good candidate for a kidney transplant? How long do patients have to wait for a deceased donor kidney transplant? What can increase or decrease the waiting time for your patient? Who is a good living donor candidate? What are the risks of living donors?

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• Show notes, Transcript and References

Time stamps

• 03:49 Episode start
• 07:13 Dialysis vs. kidney transplant morbidity and mortality
• 11:44 Eligibility for kidney transplant and when to refer
• 21:34 Pre-transplant evaluation process
• 25:38 How long are wait times on the transplant list?
• 36:21 What benefits of living donation? What are risks to the kidney donor?

Tags: IM Core, CoreIM, renal, dialysis, nephrology, nephrologist, renal, CKD, chronic kidney disease, living donor kidney

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