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DONOR
RECIPIENT
COMPLICATIONS
NURSING DX
PHARMACOLOGY/MEDICATIONS
100
Along with live donor. This type of donor is also used?
What is cadaver/non-heart beating
100
Its referred as treatment of choice for end stage renal disease (ESRD)
What is Renal Transplant
100
These are the 3 types of rejections? (hint their are 3 of them)
What is hyperacute, acute, chronic
100
Related to complexity of treatment regimen
What is non-compliance
100
Kidney recipient will be on this medication class for remainder of life?
What is Immunosuppressants
200
Donor/recipient must have compatible type this for kidney transplant
What is blood
200
A recipient can expect to be on kidney waiting list for this amout of time (hint its in years)
What is 3-5 years
200
This type of therapy/medication is used to prevent rejection
What is immunosuppressant
200
Related to immune system secondary to immunosuppressant therapy?
What is risk for infection
200
This drug induces specific and effective suppression of rejection? (hint its expensive)
What is Cyclosporine
300
Organs from this type of donor have highest rate of kidney graft survival (90%)?
What is living related donor (LRD)
300
A kidney recipient should be aware of these risks of a transplant
What is death from surgery (less than 1%), infection, fever, bleeding, blood clots, kidney failing in first year (5-10%)
300
Levels of less than 15mL/min of this lab value indicates kidney failure
What is glomerular filtration rate (GFR) According to National Kidney Foundation normal rates 90-120 ml/min
300
Related to renal insufficiency, corticosteroid therapy and decreased cardiac output
What is risk for fluid volume excess
300
This juice should be avoided while of cyclosporine?
What is grapefruit
400
Major benefit of receiving organ from living donor is?
What is decreased chances for organ rejection
400
One criteria for potential recipient is being able to travel to transplant center in this amount of time? (hint its in hours)
What is 6-10 hours
400
Signs/symptoms of this rejection are high blood pressure, fever, pain at kidney site within 48 hours after operation
What is hyperacute
400
Related to long donor wait time and anticipated surgical experience?
What is anxiety
400
Symptoms of cyclosporine this are yellowing of skin/eyes and swelling of arms/hands, feet/ankles/lower legs?
What is overdose
500
Some transplant centers require this type of evaluation to assess living donors motivation
What is psychiatric
500
The national list for recipients is managed by this organization?
What is United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)
500
This complication can occur if transplantation of a harvested kidney is delayed (due to hypoxic damage)
What is acute tubular necrosis
500
Related to permanent changes in body due to immunosuppression?
What is disturbed body image
500
This class of drug is a fusion of myeloma cells with spleen cells of a mouse? (think back to microbiology class)
What is monoclonal antibodies