As Doris listened to Dr. Spears illustrate the case, she carefully recalled her father's activities and said, "Dr. Spears, I have never seen my father take any unknown drugs after his illness worsened nor did I see him take any traditional medicine, let alone Dutchman's pipe."

Then, she added, "Overall, he was in excellent health after his last kidney transplant with a relatively mild form of diabetes, so he had been taking metformin extended-release tablets, but that drug does not do harm to the kidneys and will not cause acute kidney failure." 2

Dr. Spears nodded and said, "I understand.

Dutchman's pipe is just an example, but there are a lot of traditional medicinal ingredients out there that can trigger acute kidney failure, not just Dutchman's pipe. There are many chemicals and organic compounds that have great nephrotoxicity." 2

Doris asked, "Dr. Spears, is there any way to find out exactly what caused my father's acute kidney failure?"

Dr. Spears said, "I've sent your father's blood and urine samples to the lab for testing, but the series of tests are very tedious and time-consuming, and we won't get the results so soon."

Then, he stated, "Miss Young, the most urgent task right now is not to find out the cause of your father's kidney failure, but to solve the problem of kidney source as soon as possible. That is the most critical issue at the moment!" 3

with extreme helplessness and said, "I've raised the price to 10 million dollars this morning, but my father is

I've also mobilized my friends

low voice, "Miss Young, I advise you

nodded slightly and said feebly, "Thank you, Dr. Spears. I understand. I'll think

be too pessimistic. I've been in medicine for so many years, and I've seen and

spent every day as if it was his last. Miraculously, the few months of "sentence" was extended to three years, five years, and even ten years. In fact, the cancer cells in his body start to diminish as if they felt some sort of power that was attacking them..."

nodded gently, but she did not

the only solution now was to find a kidney

***

Doris came out of Dr. Spears' office, she walked

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