Listening: How a kidney transplant works

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B1 | Listening from video | 11 min

Watch the video (0:06 - 4:58). You can watch more than once, then answer the questions.

Why did most early kidney transplants fail?

____ The new kidney was too small for the patient.____ The patient's body attacked the new kidney.____ The surgeons were not trained to operate.

Why was the 1954 surgery by Joseph Murray such a success?

____ The kidney came from the patient's identical twin.____ The patient took very strong medicine for years.____ The kidney came from a very young donor.

ONE WORD from the video.

Every day, the kidneys clean as much blood as would fill a whole ____ .

Dialysis is quick and has almost no medical problems.

____ True____ False____ Not Given

Why do patients and donors no longer have to be perfect matches?

____ Doctors now choose only family members as donors.____ Surgeons can now make the new kidney smaller.____ New drugs lower the patient's immune response.

A NUMBER from the video.

A new kidney usually lasts between 12 and ____ years.

Most kidney donors say they are happy that they gave a kidney.

____ True____ False____ Not Given

A NUMBER from the video.

In the US, about ____ people are on the national list waiting for a kidney from a deceased donor.

Why are there so few kidneys from deceased donors?

____ Most registered donors change their minds later.____ Hospitals do not have enough doctors for these surgeries.____ Very few people die in a way that allows donation.

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