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6. Which of the following factors are taken into consid- eration when allocating organs?
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Ans) Blood type and other medical factors weigh into the allocation of every donated organ, but, other factors are unique to each organ-type.

KIDNEY
- Waiting time

- Donor/recipient immune system

- Incompatibility

- Pediatric status

- Prior living donor

- How far from donor hospital

- Survival benefit (starting in 2015)
HEART
- Medical need
- How far from donor hospital
LUNG
- Survival benefit
- Medical urgency
- Waiting time
- Distance from donor hospital
LIVER
- Medical need
- Distance from donor hospital

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