Lesson 1Psychosocial and adherence assessment: evaluation of social support, substance use, medication adherence predictorsReviews structured social and mental health checks before transplant, covering support networks, mind health, substance habits, and medicine-taking patterns to spot issues and plan fixes for better graft life.
Standardized psychosocial screening toolsEvaluating caregiver and social supportScreening for depression and anxietySubstance use history and toxicology testsPredictors and remediation of nonadherenceLesson 2Comprehensive medical history and physical exam: diabetes, cardiovascular, peripheral vascular disease, dialysis access reviewSums up the full pre-transplant health history and body check, stressing heart, leg vessel, diabetes, and dialysis line reviews to find blocks and fixable surgery risks.
Structured transplant‑focused historyCardiovascular and peripheral vascular reviewDiabetes complications and foot examinationDialysis access function and infection historyMedication reconciliation and allergy reviewLesson 3Hematology and coagulation: platelet function, anticoagulation/antiplatelet management, transfusion thresholdsFocuses on blood and clotting checks, covering low blood counts, platelet work, handling blood thinners, and rules for transfusions to cut bleeding and clotting risks around surgery.
Baseline CBC, iron studies, and anemia planPlatelet count, function, and uremic bleedingWarfarin, DOAC, and heparin bridgingAntiplatelet interruption and continuationRed cell and platelet transfusion thresholdsLesson 4Vascular surgery assessment: peripheral arterial disease mapping, iliac/femoral vessel duplex/CT angiography, access site planningCovers vessel surgery checks for kidney transplant plans, mapping leg artery issues, scanning hip and thigh vessels, and picking best entry points for safe joining and lasting blood flow.
Clinical exam for peripheral arterial diseaseDuplex ultrasound of iliac and femoral vesselsCT angiography for complex vasculatureChoosing side and site for graft anastomosisManaging severe aortoiliac occlusive diseaseLesson 5Pulmonary evaluation and anesthesia risk: spirometry, sleep apnea screening, frailty and functional status assessmentDescribes lung and anaesthesia risk checks, including breathing tests, sleep checks, weakness levels, and daily function to gauge surgery risks and plan improvements, watching, and after-surgery care.
History, exam, and spirometry indicationsChest imaging and pulmonary hypertensionScreening and management of sleep apneaFrailty indices and gait speed testingAnesthesia risk classification and planningLesson 6Infectious disease evaluation: latent infections (TB, CMV, EBV, VZV, HBV, HCV, HIV), vaccination review, prophylaxis planningExplains infection checks for transplant patients, focusing on hidden infections, vaccine status, and custom prevention plans to cut down chances of infections after transplant due to weakened immunity.
Screening for TB, CMV, EBV, and VZVHBV, HCV, and HIV testing and stagingPre‑transplant vaccination catch‑up planDonor‑recipient serostatus risk matchingDesigning antiviral and PCP prophylaxisLesson 7Cardiology workup: noninvasive ischemia testing, coronary angiography indications, functional capacity assessment, perioperative revascularization criteriaLooks at heart checks for transplant candidates, covering non-invasive tests for blocked blood flow, when to do heart vessel scans, fitness checks, and rules for fixing blockages to lower heart risks during surgery.
Baseline ECG and echocardiographyStress testing and ischemia detectionIndications for coronary angiographyFunctional capacity and METs assessmentRevascularization versus medical therapyLesson 8Endocrine and metabolic optimization: diabetes control strategies pre-transplant, obesity and nutritional optimization, weight-loss options and timelineGoes over hormone and body chemistry issues before kidney transplant, stressing diabetes management, weight and diet improvements, loss strategies, and practical timelines to meet goals that reduce surgery and long-term problems.
Pre‑transplant HbA1c and glycemic targetsAdjusting insulin and non‑insulin therapiesObesity‑related surgical and graft risksNutritional assessment and protein‑energy statusPharmacologic and surgical weight‑loss optionsLesson 9Laboratory and imaging baseline tests: crossmatch/serology, HLA typing, PRA, baseline renal ultrasound and vascular imaging, baseline BK/JC viral statusLists key lab and scan tests to set the starting point before transplant, like tissue matching, antibody levels, blood tests, kidney scans, vessel imaging, and virus checks to help pick donors and plan surgery.
ABO typing, HLA typing, and PRA levelsComplement‑dependent and flow crossmatchBaseline renal ultrasound and DopplerCT or MR angiography of iliac vesselsBK and JC virus PCR and serologic statusLesson 10Decision criteria to accept or delay transplant: cardiopulmonary thresholds, infection control, vascular access/target vessel suitability, BMI and metabolic targetsShows how teams decide to go ahead or wait on kidney transplant, weighing heart-lung limits, infection handling, vessel fitness, and body weight goals to match need with fixable risks.
Cardiopulmonary fitness and VO2 thresholdsActive infection and sepsis exclusionTarget vessel imaging and suitabilityBMI cutoffs and weight‑loss milestonesMetabolic syndrome and blood pressure goals
