Kidney transplantation US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
Master Kidney transplantation with OnCourse flashcards. These spaced repetition flashcards are designed for medical students preparing for NEET PG, USMLE Step 1, USMLE Step 2, MBBS exams, and other medical licensing examinations.
Kidney transplantation Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 1: Reactivation of CMV occurs in the immunosuppressed, such as _____ and AIDS patients
Answer: organ transplant
Flashcard 2: Which type of transplant rejection occurs within weeks to months? _____
Answer: Acute
Flashcard 3: Organ transplant patients are at an increased risk of pneumonia from which herpesvirus?_____
Answer: CMV
Flashcard 4: Chronic heart transplant rejection typically presents as _____
Answer: accelerated atherosclerosis
Flashcard 5: Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis has a(n) _____ response to corticosteroids
Answer: poor
Flashcard 6: Membranous nephropathy has a(n) _____ response to corticosteroids
Answer: poor
Flashcard 7: Which type of transplant rejection occurs within months to years? _____
Answer: Chronic
Flashcard 8: Post-transplant Lymphoproliferative Disease (PTLD) is the most common malignancy complicating _____ transplantation*
Answer: solid organ
Flashcard 9: Fabry's disease
Answer:
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