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Chapter 48. Abdominal Organ Transplantation
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Compared to other types of kidney transplants, transplants from donors after cardiac death have
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A. Comparable rates of delayed graft function and graft survival
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B. Higher rates of delayed graft function with comparable rates of graft survival
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C. Higher mortality rates
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D. Higher rates of acute rejection in the immediate postoperative period
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The correct answer is B. Higher rates of delayed graft function with comparable rates of graft survival
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Compared to other types of liver transplants, transplants from donors after cardiac death have
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A. Higher rates of acute rejection in the immediate postoperative period
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B. Higher rates of nonanastomotic biliary stricture and graft loss
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C. Higher rates of biliary anastomotic stenosis with comparable rates of graft loss
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D. Lower rates of mortality
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The correct answer is B. Higher rates of nonanastomotic biliary stricture and graft loss
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Since 2010, there has been a 277% increase in deceased donor renal transplantation due to
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A. Increased efforts to promote organ donation in the public
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The correct answer is C. Opioid overdoses
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Venovenous bypass during liver transplantation requires a bypass between which of the following vessels
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A. Superior mesenteric vein, common iliac vein, left axillary vein
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B. Superior mesenteric vein, splenic vein, left axillary vein
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C. Portal vein, inferior vena cava, left brachial vein
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D. Portal vein, femoral vein, and left axillary vein
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The correct answer is D. Portal vein, femoral vein, and left axillary vein
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Alemtuzumab has not been widely accepted as an induction agent for immunosuppression due to
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A. Higher rate of posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder in Epstein-Barr virus–seronegative patients
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B. Inconclusive long-term ability to prevent acute rejection
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C. Higher rates of short-term acute rejection
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