MEDICAL
KIDNEY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Is it possible to survive with one kidney?
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Yes
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No
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Most people with one kidney live healthy, normal lives with few problems. In other words, one healthy kidney can work as well as two.
Detailed explanation-2: -Removal of one kidney leads to compensatory hypertrophy of the other, whose weight rises to about 70% of the combined weight of the two control kidneys. But the person will remain normal as it is possible to survive with a single kidney.
Detailed explanation-3: -Most people are born with two kidneys. However, as many as 1 in 1, 000 people are born with only one kidney. Usually, children with one kidney are perfectly healthy.
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