Transplant History
This drug’s clinical introduction in the 1980s dramatically improved organ transplant survival
What is cyclosporine
This medical invention allows humans to survive for several years without functioning kidneys by filtering their bodies of impurities.
What is Dialysis
These multidisciplinary professionals may include surgeons, physicians, coordinators, pharmacists, social workers, dietitians, nurses, research and others.
What is the transplant team
The year the National Organ Transplant Law forbid sale of organs across state borders
What is 1984
A 40-y/o kidney txp recipient presents 18 months post-txp with headaches, low-grade fever, and mild confusion. Brain MRI shows multiple ring-enhancing lesions. CD4 count is 120 cells/uL.
The most likely diagnosis is
What is toxoplasmosis
In what year was the first kidney transplanted
What is 1954
This induction agent, also known as rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin, is commonly abbreviated rATG
What is Thymoglobulin
The Transplant Research Director at the UM Transplant Center
Who is Dr. Pratima Sharma
Country where it is it legal to take organs from a dead person without consent
What is Pakistan
50-y/o man, 6 months after kidney transplant, presents with new-onset hematuria, and rising creatinine. Biopsy shows viral cytopathic changes in tubular epithelial cells (nuclear inclusions).
The most likely diagnosis is
What is BK virus nephropathy
his South African surgeon performed the first human-to-human heart transplant in 1967.
Who is Christiaan Barnard
This place is one of the only areas in the world where it is legal to pay people for kidneys
What is Iran
Acts as the clinical specialist for heart transplants for the national Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR)?
Who is Dr. Monica Colvin
This phrase is central to allocation decisions: “equity, utility, and ____.”
What is "respect for person"
A 5-month post-transplant patient presents with fever, malaise, leukopenia, and elevated LFTs. What viral infection is the likely culprit
What is CMV
The first woman surgeon to perform a liver transplant
Who is Dr. Nancy Ascher
This test detects antibodies a recipient may have against donor HLA antigens
What is donor-specific antibody (DSA) testing
The first Transplant director at the University of Michigan
Who is Dr. Jeremiah Turcotte
In the state of Michigan Living organ donors can receive a tax credit up to this amount of money
What is a $10,000
his is the first-line management for BK viremia
What is reduction of immunosuppression
This surgeon led the team that performed the first successful human liver transplant in 1967.
Who is Thomas Starzl?
This process may involve donor-specific antibodies and complement activation against the graft.
What is antibody-mediated rejection (AMR)?
A clinical scoring system used alongside the MELD score to assess the severity, prognosis, and surgical risk of chronic liver disease, particularly cirrhosis (full name)
What is Child-Turcotte-Pugh score
A 45-year-old man with ESRD is waitlisted for kidney transplant. He is not highly sensitized (cPRA 0%). He receives an offer for a deceased donor kidney with a KDPI of 85%.What does a higher KDPI score, indicate about the donor kidney?
What is lower expected graft longevity, often due to donor factors like older age, comorbidities, or suboptimal kidney function.
A kidney transplant recipient develops hematuria, dysuria, and rising creatinine at 4 months post-transplant. Biopsy shows viral cytopathic changes. Plasma BK PCR is negative. What should you suspect
What is adenovirus nephritis