PPT-Hypernatremia in organ donors

A case presentation Definition Defined as a serum sodium above 145 mEqL and is found in almost 70 of brain dead donors Hypernatremia becomes a challenge for physicians managing potential brain dead donors as it may delay the diagnosis of brain death serum sodium level below 155 mEqL is a prerequisite for brain death testing. Andrei Vlăducu – . Researcher. Dan Dobre – . Researcher. David Diaconu – . Researcher. Bogdan Deaconu – . Researcher. Center for Behavioral Studies. I. . Organ Donation. A matter of public policy. Shane Pennington. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Jov0bWNx0M. “Organ and tissue transplants offer patients a new chance at healthy, productive, normal lives and return them to their families, friends and communities. You have the power to change someone's world by being a donor. It's about living. It's about Life.”. SPRING SEMESTER 2014. POSITION ARGUMENT. Catherine Medina. Issue: Organ . Donation. Donating organs can save many lives, like Howard Romanoff. In 2007 he was diagnosed with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and needed a lung transplant. After five years he received one. He founded the SHARE LIFE organization which informs and educates people to increase organ donation. . Research Criteria: follow-up discussion. . . Advisory . Committee on Organ Transplantation . April 13, 2015. . Jonah Odim, MD,PhD. Transplantation Branch. DAIT/NIAID/NIH. Thursday, October 6, 2016. R. Patrick Wood, M.D. F.A.C.S.. Chief Medical Officer, LifeGift . DISCLOSURES. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. Understand the function of Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs) and how OPOs . October 15, 2013. The Current State of Organ Donation and Transplantation. Thomas A. Nakagawa, M.D, FAAP, FCCM. Professor and Section Head, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. Director, Pediatric . Critical Care . Transplant Centers. O. rgan, eye and tissue recovery professionals. Registers donors &. . educates the public about donation. We work with…. DMV. DMV. Do you have a “D” on your license?. After I die, I wish to donate . Recycle Yourself Save lives through organ , eye, and tissue donation! Transplant Centers O rgan, eye, and tissue recovery professionals Registers donors & educates the public about donation. We work with… HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSPLANTATION. . Experiments with organ transplantation started in. 19th century but were unsuccessful due to bad. surgical techniques and lack of knowledge on immune incompatibility. Dr. . Priti. . KapadiaGupta. Professor and head, . Department of Ophthalmology,. Govt. Medical College ,. Surat. What’s covered in this presentation. Organ donation at a . glance. What organs can be donated. Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities Report for 2016/2017 (1 April 20 11 – 31 March 201 7 ) II CONTENTS 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................ ......................... JUNIOR RESIDENT . GENERAL MEDICINE. HYPERNATREMIA. Increase . in the plasma Na. + . concentration to . >145 . m. M. .. Less common than . hyponatemia. .. But associated . with mortality . rates . high as 40–60%, . (. Resolution 16. ). Ad Hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee (DTAC). Dr. Dan . Kaul. Current policy requires testing for living donor from areas endemic for Strongyloides, . Chagas . (. T. cruzi.