Don't Be Salty
According to the FDA, food products containing 140 milligrams of sodium or less per serving can be given this label.
What is low-sodium?
These bean-shaped organs, each about the size of your fist are the most commonly transplanted organ.
What is kidney?
These are the two types of organ donors.
What is a living and deceased organ donor?
Name two reasons excessive caffeine intake should be avoided.
What is increased heart rate, arrhythmia problems, hypertension, or hyperactivity?
This chewable medication has heart-protective properties and can also help blood to flow through the liver.
What is aspirin?
Which cheese contains the least amount of salt?
A) Cottage cheese
B) Cheddar cheese
C) Feta cheese
D) Mozzarella
What is A) Cottage cheese?
After nearly two decades, February 2023 marked the end of Meredith Grey's regular appearances on this medical drama.
What is Grey's Anatomy?
With living donation, a living person can donate one or part of an organ for transplantation. Name one of these organs.
What is the kidney, liver, lung or pancreas?
In 2022, more than 6,400 transplants were made possible by living donors.
You should receive this seasonal vaccine each year to protect yourself from a well-known respiratory virus.
What is the Flu vaccine?
Tools you can use to remember to take your medications on time.
What is a pill box, phone alarm or reminder apps?
People following a low-sodium diet should consume less than 2,000 mg of sodium per day. This equals about ____ teaspoon(s) of table salt.
What is 1?
One teaspoon of table salt contains 2,300 mg of sodium.
This mechanical device is required by some heart patients to help control their heart rhythm.
What is a pacemaker?
This "Only Murders in the Building" actress, singer, businesswoman and producer received a kidney transplant from her best friend in 2017.
Who is Selena Gomez?
True or False: Nicotine from cigarettes and vapes have been shown to help you sleep.
What is False?
Nicotine interferes with deep sleep, and nicotine withdrawal can cause early-morning awakening
One of your meds is running low and has no additional refills. You should call the pharmacy to request a refill ____ before your last dose.
A) 1 day
B) 7 to 10 days
C) 1 month
D) The day of is okay
What is B) 7 to 10 days?
This US city hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics and is home to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
What is Salt Lake City, Utah?
This unique organ can regenerate itself after transplant.
What is the liver?
The first successful transplant was also the first living donor transplant. In 1954, Dr. Joseph Murry transplanted this organ from Ronald Herrick into his twin brother Richard in Boston.
A) part of the liver
B) heart
C) a kidney
D) lung
What is C) a kidney?
When you go to the pharmacy to pick up your medication the cashier tells you it will be $300. You normally only pay $10! Something may have changed with your insurance. You should call this person on your medical team for help.
What is Social Worker?
(or Nurse Practitioner/Coordinator who will pass the message on to your Social Worker!)
People taking this medication can bruise more easily and cuts can take longer to stop bleeding. Because of these risks, people taking this medication should avoid contact and collision sports.
What is Coumadin?
(also blood thinner, anticoagulant, warfarin)
Which fast-food dish has less sodium:
Panda Express Sweet and Sour Chicken
or
Chick-fil-A 8-count Grilled Chicken Nugget
What is Panda Express Sweet & Sour Chicken?
260 mg per serving vs 440 mg (515 mg if paired with a half packet of honey mustard!)
These are the four chambers of the heart.
What is Left Atrium, Right Atrium, Left Ventricle, Right Ventricle?
One organ donor can save up to ___ lives.
What is 8?
In sunscreen, SPF stands for Sun Factor Protection. The SPF number indicates the level of protection against harmful ultraviolent (UV) B rays.
True or False: Wearing SPF 30 means you can stay in the sun for twice as long as an SPF 15.
What is False?
SPF measures the quantity of UV radiation, not how much time you can be in the sun. SPF 30 will offer twice as much protection as SPF 15, but that does not translate to double the time.
Generally, sunscreens with a higher SPF offer greater protection from the sun. While everyone should practice good sunscreen habits to protect your skin, taking certain medications can make you more susceptible to the sun's harmful rays and put you at a higher risk for skin cancer. It's important to choose the right level of SPF protection.
These are 3 anti-rejection medications for transplant recipients.
What is tacroimus (Prograf ®), mycofenolate mofetil (Cellcept®), and prednisone?
(or cyclosporine (Gengraf ®), sirolimus (Rapamune ®), everolimus (Zortress ®, belatacept (Nulojix ®), azathioprine (Imuran ®)