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Living Donor Screener Preview

Below are example questions from a living kidney donor screener. It usually takes about 15–20 minutes and is completely confidential on the Scripps Living Donor Program website. When you are ready, the button below takes you directly to Scripps.

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Medications & Supplements

Do you currently take any medications, vitamins, or herbal supplements (including those taken regularly or as-needed)?

  • Yes
  • No

Allergies

Do you have any medication allergies?

  • Yes
  • No

Are you allergic to any of the following?

  • Betadine
  • Chlorhexidine
  • Contrast (X-Ray Dye)
  • Iodine
  • Latex
  • Rabbits
  • Shellfish
  • Tape
  • None of the above

Lifestyle

Do you take medications to control blood pressure?

  • Yes
  • No

Do you smoke cigarettes?

  • Yes
  • No
  • Used to

Do you smoke tobacco?

  • Yes
  • No
  • Used to

How often do you consume alcohol?

  • Never
  • Once or twice per year
  • Once or twice per month
  • Once or twice per week
  • Every day (1–2 drinks)
  • Every day (more than 2 drinks)

Do you have a history of alcohol abuse?

  • Yes
  • No

Do you use recreational drugs?

  • Yes
  • No
  • Used to

Physical Activity

Which best describes your current physical activity level?

  • I can participate in strenuous sports (swimming, singles tennis, football, basketball, skiing).
  • I can participate in moderate activities (golf, doubles tennis, dancing, throwing a baseball).
  • I can climb 2 flights of stairs without stopping.
  • I can climb 1 flight of stairs or less.
  • I can walk 1 block or less before stopping.
  • I am short of breath at rest.
  • I am wheelchair bound.
  • I am unable to perform physical activity due to severe back, joint, or neck pain.

How often do you exercise?

  • I do not exercise regularly.
  • Once per week
  • Twice per week
  • Three times per week
  • More than three times per week

Heart Health

Do you get chest pain at rest?

  • Yes
  • No

Do you get chest pain with activity (e.g., walking or climbing stairs)?

  • Yes
  • No

Have you had a stress test?

  • Yes
  • No

Have you had a cardiac catheterization?

  • Yes
  • No

Medical Conditions

Do you currently have, or have you ever had, any of the following?

  • Airway and/or lungs condition
  • Blood disorder (abnormal bruising, bleeding, or clotting)
  • Cancer, chemotherapy, and/or radiation therapy
  • Diabetes, thyroid, adrenal, and/or other endocrine disorder
  • Digestive tract and/or liver disease
  • Heart and/or circulatory system condition
  • Immune-mediated disease
  • Infection
  • Kidneys and/or bladder condition
  • Men's health condition
  • Mental well-being condition
  • Muscles, bones, and/or joints condition
  • Neurological deficit (brain and/or spine)

Family Medical History

Do any family members have any of the following?

  • Kidney disease
  • Polycystic kidney disease (PCKD)
  • Kidney stones
  • Diabetes
  • Sickle cell
  • Cancer
  • High blood pressure
  • Heart disease
  • Lupus
  • Blood clots
  • Mental illness
  • High cholesterol or high triglycerides (hyperlipidemia)

Have any family members died suddenly before age 50?

  • Yes
  • No

Blood Information

What is your blood type?

  • A
  • B
  • AB
  • O
  • Unknown

Would you accept a blood transfusion if necessary?

  • Yes
  • No

Risk Factors

Have you had any of the following in the past 12 months?

  • Sex with a person known or suspected to have HIV, HBV, or HCV
  • Man who has had sex with another man
  • Sex in exchange for money or drugs
  • Sex with a person who had sex in exchange for money or drugs
  • Drug injection for nonmedical reasons
  • Sex with a person who injected drugs for nonmedical reasons
  • Incarceration for 72 or more consecutive hours
  • None of these apply

Healthcare Provider

Optional

Primary Care Physician name, phone number, city, and state.

Response

Personal Information

What is your highest level of education?

  • Have not attended high school
  • Have not graduated high school
  • High school graduate
  • Some college, no degree
  • Associate's degree
  • Bachelor's degree
  • Master's or other professional degree

Are you currently working for income?

  • Full-time employee
  • Part-time employee
  • Self-employed
  • Not currently working

Current living arrangement

  • Rent home/apartment
  • Own home/apartment
  • Temporary housing (dorm, friend's house, hotel)
  • Currently homeless
  • Deployed in military
  • Assisted living facility
  • Other

Current household

  • Live alone
  • Live with spouse or significant other
  • Live with parents
  • Live with other family
  • Live with roommate(s)
  • Other

Are you currently covered under medical insurance?

  • Yes
  • No

Marital status

  • Single
  • Married
  • Divorced
  • Widowed
  • Partnered

Donation Motivation

Why are you interested in donation?

Response

Which best describes your current feelings?

  • I am still gathering information and have many questions.
  • I am ready to start evaluation but not certain donation is right for me yet.
  • I am highly motivated to donate and want to start the process soon.

How much do you understand about kidney paired exchange?

  • None
  • A general idea
  • I have already learned about it

Are you open to kidney paired exchange?

  • No
  • Unsure, I need more information
  • Yes, but only if I am not a match with the intended recipient
  • Yes, especially if a better match can be found

Contact Information

Emergency contact: first name, last name, phone number, phone type, and relationship.

Response

Best day(s) to contact you

  • Monday
  • Tuesday
  • Wednesday
  • Thursday
  • Friday

Preferred contact time

  • 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
  • 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Preferred contact method

  • Phone
  • Email
  • No preference

Additional Information

Optional

Any additional information you would like to share with your healthcare providers.

Response

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