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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Avicenna J Med 2020; 10(01): 41-53
DOI: 10.4103/ajm.ajm_120_19
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Instructions for kidney recipients and donors (In English for medical providers and in Arabic for patients and donors)

Ziad Arabi
Adult Transplant Nephrology, The Organ Transplant Center at King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
,
Basmeh Ghalib
Adult Transplant Nephrology, The Organ Transplant Center at King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
,
Ibrahim Asmari
Adult Transplant Nephrology, The Organ Transplant Center at King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
,
Mohammed Gafar
Adult Transplant Nephrology, The Organ Transplant Center at King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
,
Syed Alam
Adult Transplant Nephrology, The Organ Transplant Center at King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
,
Mohamad Abdulgadir
Adult Transplant Nephrology, The Organ Transplant Center at King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
,
Ala AlShareef
Adult Transplant Nephrology, The Organ Transplant Center at King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
,
Awatif Rashidi
Adult Transplant Nephrology, The Organ Transplant Center at King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
,
Mohammed Alruwaymi
Adult Transplant Nephrology, The Organ Transplant Center at King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
,
Abdulrahman Altheaby
Adult Transplant Nephrology, The Organ Transplant Center at King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Abstract

Medical providers are often asked by their kidney recipients and donors about what to do or to avoid. Common questions include medications, diet, isolation, return to work or school, pregnancy, fasting Ramadan, or hajj and Omrah. However, there is only scant information about these in English language and none in Arabic. Here, we present evidence-based education materials for medical providers (in English language) and for patients and donors (in Arabic language). These educational materials are prepared to be easy to print or adopt by patients, providers, and centers.

Keywords

Arabic - education - instructions - kidney donors - kidney recipients - lifestyle - Muslim


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Article published online:
04 August 2021

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