Rhode Island Hospital
Living Donor Transplant Program
Donor Guide
Other Tests Before Surgery
The donor should leave the first appointment
with the nephrologist with a complete list of the remaining
tests, detailed instructions and a schedule to complete them.
The following tests will need to be completed:
- Two 24-hour urine collections for creatinine clearance
and protein. The first should be completed as soon as possible
and the second may be completed at any time during the process
as long as it is at least 4 days after the first collection. The
donor must bring the urine collection to the lab the morning the
collection is completed. At that time, blood will also be drawn.
- A serologies blood test that is completed by both donor
and recipient. Certain communicable diseases may be transmitted
from donor to recipient by way of the kidney. The blood is tested
for hepatitis B&C, HIV, syphilis, cytomegalovirus (CMV) and
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV).
- A renal ultrasound, a procedure that the transplant secretary
will schedule.
More about
ultrasound
- A chest x-ray, a study which may be completed at any
time. The secretary will provide a requisition slip and the candidate
may go to the x-ray department, located on the second floor of
Rhode Island Hospital. Donors may register on the second floor
of the APC building before proceeding to the x-ray department.
Once at the x-ray department the x-ray is completed on a first
come, first served basis.
More about
x-ray
- An electrocardiogram, which may be completed at any time.
The secretary will complete a requisition slip and the donor may
proceed to the heart station, located on the third floor of the
APC Building. This study is completed on a first come, first served
basis.
Electrocardiology
at Rhode Island Hospital
- A PAP smear, which is a required test for all woman of
childbearing age. If this test has been completed within the past
year, please obtain a copy of the results from your physician
and forward it to the transplant office.
- A mammogram, which is a required test for all women over
the age of 35. If you have had this study within the past year,
please obtain a copy from your physician and forward it to the
transplant office. If this study has not been completed within
the past year, please make arrangements to have it completed as
soon as possible and forward a copy to the transplant office.
More about
mammography
Next step: Appointment with nephrologist
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