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How do they evaluate potential living liver donors?
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Exam: Liver donors are evaluated by physical and psychological exam and by blood tests and x-rays. First they must be offering the donation for the right reason and then they must be healthy enough to survive the surgery, have enough liver to spare and be a match for their recipient.
Answered 7/5/2012
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