AboutLeslie Expertise I am a social worker in a dialysis unit. I can answer kidney transplant, Diabetes, Hypertension, Obesity, Peritoneal Dialysis and Hemodialysis questions. I can aid in insurance issues, dietary issues, and almost every aspect of kidney.
I also have personal experience in these issues, having kidney failure since I was eleven, including three transplants.
Experience I have had three kidney transplants, and worked at the National Kidney Foundation and volunteered at the Gift of Life. I have signed up donors, and been a peer mentor since I was 13 years old (I am now 29). I am a kidney social worker at a well known company.
Organizations NASW
Education/Credentials Associate of Arts, Bachelor of Science, and Master of Social Work.
Expert: Leslie Date: 5/20/2008 Subject: dialysis of a wierd sort
Question Hi Leslie, this is going to sound kind of wierd at first, but stay with me. I have no medical training currently, but want to be a MD someday. I just finished watching House, and the lady died due to taking amantadine on a bus that shortly after crashed, causing her to have hepatic and renal failure. Due to the binding to the protein, dialysis couldnt filter it, causing heart failure and death. My question is that I remembered watching and reading about xenoperfusion with pig livers and kidneys. Would using that procedure had a chance to excrete the amantadine and possibly saved her?
Answer Somewhat likely. Though xenoperfusion has only been attempted with one issue -either the kidneys or liver- not both. It has shown sume success in allograft rejection (renal), though I am unsure of both together. I don't know of a case where someone has both kidney and liver failure at the same time.
I wish I knew more...but I am not a doctor (social worker here). I did start school thinking I was going to become one. Also, as far as television shows (medical) go; there is one the medical community believes is the most true to nature. You'll never believe it. That show is Scrubs.
