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prograf
- Increased risk of cancer
- Increased risk of Infection
- No grapefruit juice
- Can cause high blood sugar, HTN, hyperkalemia, anemia, low phosphate levels
acute rejection
Sudden onset within days or months, typically beginning as hypersensitivy response. HLA antigens are recognized as being foreign, triggering immune response
acute rejection checking in heart
biopsy
know upper vs lower (active/nonactive)
Upper active= bright red blood emesis
upper not active= coffee grounds emesis
Lower= rectal bleeding for active, traces of blood or tarry stool for non
signs acute rejection in kidney
decreased urine output
Histocompatability antigens are also known as ?
- Monocytes
- Macrophages
- Human leukocyte antigens
- Ploymorphonuclear lymphocytes
Human leukocyte antigens
HLA antigens are located on (in) the cell?
- Surfaces
- Muclleus
- Cytoplasm
- Mitochondria
surfaces
The best histocompatability matching is found between?
- Siblings
- Identical twins
- Parent-child
- Fraternal twins
Identical twins
A recipient can beome sensitized to foreign HLA antigens through which of the following ways (Choose all that apply):
- Pregnancy
- Donating blood
- Prior organ transplantation
- Receiving blood transfusions
Pregnancy
Prior organ transplantation
Receiving blood transfusions
Which of the following are examples of technical complications of organ transplantation?
- Bleeding
- Infection
- Anastomosis leakage
- Vascular thrombosis
Bleeding
Anastomosis leakage
Vascular thrombosis
Organ rejection that takes place within minutes to hours following transplantation and results from the presence of preformed graft-specific cytotoxic antibodies is called ____ rejection?
- Acute
- Subacute
- Chronic
- hyperacute
hyperacute
Post-tranasplantation patients are at particular risk for developing a(n) infection wither from being seropositive prior to the transplant of by receiving a seropositive organ or blood transfusion.
- Hepatitis A
- Pneumonia
- Cytomegalovirus
- wound
cytomegalovirus
Post-transplant patients are at increased risk for development of malignancies secondary to _______.
- Organ toxicity
- Preexisting conditions
- Underlying tissue incompatibility
- Prolonged immunosuppressant therapy
prolonged immunosuppressant therapy
The immunosuppressant that selectively acts against helper T cells without affecting other types of immune cells is:
- Corticosteroids
- Azathioprine
- Cyclosporine
- OKT3
cyclosporin
Long term post-transplant steroid therapy is particularly associated with potentially severe _____ disorders.
- Heart
- Bone
- Liver
- blood
bone
