Organ Transplants and Blood Donation

Question 1

is the process of removing a failing or damaged organ in the body of the recipient and replacing it with an organ from a donor.

Answer 1

organ transplant

Question 2

is the surgical removal of a kidney

Answer 2

Nephrectomy

Question 3

In this procedure the surgeon makes two or three small incisions close to the belly button. The kidney is removed through the central incision. Through one of the openings, a special camera called a laparoscope is used to produce an internal view of the abdominal cavity. Surgeons used the laparoscope, which transmits a real-life picture of the internal organs to a video monitor, to guide them through the surgical procedure.

Answer 3

Laparoscopic Nephrectomy

Question 4

This is the traditional or conventional method of nephrectomy wherein the kidney is removed via a single large incision.

Answer 4

Open Nephrectomy

Question 5

is a surgical procedure wherein the damaged liver of the recipient is replaced by a portion or an entire liver from the donor

Answer 5

Liver transplant

Question 6

The process wherein only a portion (allograft) is given to the recipient is known as _________________.

Answer 6

allotransplantation

Question 7

is a surgical procedure that involves the replacement of damaged lung(s) with the healthy lung(s) from the donor

Answer 7

Lung transplant

Question 8

different types of lung transplants

Answer 8

lope, single, and double transplants

Question 9

It is also known as organ swap. It involves two organ recipients who ”swap” willing donors. The recipients agree to exchange organs because their donors are incompatible with their respective recipients. The objective of this practice is to make optimal use of the willing donors. Prior to the operation, the two pairs remain anonymous to safeguard the fair exchange and to avoid any pressure on the part of the donors.

Answer 9

Paired Exchange.

Question 10

is the gift of an organ or blood to someone not known to the donor. Some people choose to do this out of a need to donate

Answer 10

Good Samaritan or altruistic donation

Question 11

This is a type of organ donation where the donor receives money in exchange of the donated organ.

Answer 11

Compensated Donation

Question 12

authorizes the donation of all or part of the human body after death for specific purpose. Body or part(s) of the body becomes a commodity when human organs are commercialized. This is a violation of human rights and human dignity according to the World Health
Organization. Moreover, trafficking in organ trade is an organized crime

Answer 12

Republic Act 7170, “Organ Donation Act of 1991