Organ Transplant Flashcards
What is the lab history associated with Kidney?
Creatinine
What is the lab history associated with liver?
y-Glutamyl transferase (GGT), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST)
What is the lab history associated with pancreas?
Amylase, lipase, blood glucose
What is the lab history associated with Inflammation?
Cytokines, chemokines
What is an allograft?
A graft transplanted between genetically non-identical individuals of the same species
What are complications that occur in all 3 transplants?
Post-operative vascular edema, hematomas, seromas, lymphoceles, post-transplant lymphoprolifereative disorder
Post-operative vascular edema is a ________ (common/uncommon) complication of transplants.
Common
Hematomas usually occur within the first ___ weeks post-op.
Two (2)
