OnlineMedEd Shared "Transplant and Rejection" - 3 Picmonics
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Transplant and Rejection
Kidney Transplant
- Indications
- End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
- Considerations
- Selective Candidacy
- Close Compatibility
- Immunosuppressants
- Monitor for Rejection
- Monitor for Infection
- Monitor Urine Output
2 mins
Transplant Rejection
- Hyperacute
- Occurs within Minutes
- Antibody Mediated Due to Preformed Antidonor Antibodies
- Acute
- Occurs within Weeks
- Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes Cause Cell-mediated or Antibody-mediated Response
- Chronic
- Occurs Months to Years Later
- Antibody and T Cell-mediated Vascular Damage
2 mins
Prednisone (Glucocorticoids)
- Mechanism
- Glucocorticoid
- Indications
- Inflammatory Conditions
- Organ Transplant Rejection
- Side Effects
- Cataracts and Glaucoma
- Cushing's Syndrome
- Osteoporosis
- Immunosuppression
- Hyperglycemia
- Ulcers
- Considerations
- Adrenal Insufficiency
- Taper Gradually
2 mins
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