Diabetic Retinopathy Treatment Care

Question by Wolven: List the people who should receive the kidney in order of who deserves it or needs it the most.?
Ok the following list is ten people who need a kidney. This is not real. Purely hypothetical. Normally in medicine they decide off of who is the healthiest and has a better chance of living a long life. These rules need not apply if you do not want them to.

Basically I am giving you free reign to decide how to judge which of these people should get a kidney.

1)A pregnant women with AIDS who works as a prostitute.

2) A member of a militant terrorist group who is in the US and is feared to have been planning an attack on the US.

3) A 40 year old diabetic male who is blind from diabetic retinopathy. (damage to the eye)

4) A 50 year old male in prison for murdering his pregnant wife 15 years ago.

5) A 35 year old mother of 3 girls who has breast cancer. She has been treated for a year and is not cured but the chemo has destroyed her kidneys. Cancer has spread to her lungs and possibly bones.

6) A 44 year old male alcoholic who has had no success with AA or any other form of treatment for his alcohol problem.

7) 70 year old female with severe osteoporosis and fractured hip.
15 year old teen who Over Dosed on drugs. He has permanent brain damage from the OD and is addicted to cocaine.

9) A 35 year old male in prison for rape.

10) 10 year old boy who is blind and deaf and has several other birth defects.

So you decide in which order they should get the kidney. If you can, give your philosophical or even personal opinion on why you ordered them as you did.
This is NOT homework help. It was just mentioned in class and I found it interesting.

Best answer:

Answer by turk
i’d say all deserve it. they all have to endure what god hath gifted! especially at a time of technological marvel age

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Question by James B: Does diabetic retinopathy and kidney disease often happen within a short time of each other?

Best answer:

Answer by SubJ
It is only coincidence.

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Question by willow: does diabetic retinopathy and kidney failure go hand in hand?
I have had laser treatments and a vitrectomy, but my sugars have been well controlled since I left university…my kidney’s are fine, but I heard that the 2 go together and the kidney problems is inevitable.?

Best answer:

Answer by nobodyintexasdoesthat
Not really, some people get just the kidney problems or the eye problems & some get both. Make an appointment with your Opthamologist (eye doctor) ASAP. Just to be sue.

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My dad has diabetes and left it uncontrolled for most of his life. He how has kidney failure. Since his mom has diabetes, it seems as though I’ll probably get it at some point in my life. I am very active, eat well, drink in moderation. If I am a blood and tissue match for my dad, would I even be allowed to donate since I may end up with the same problems later in life?

Diabetes runs in my family and I am scared that I might get it. I recently found out that I was born with one kidney. I havent spoken to a doctor yet but i am curious. Can a person with one kidney and diabetes live a normal life?