The nurse is caring for a patient who has just been diagnosed with chronic rhinosinusitis. While being admitted to the clinic, the patient asks, "Will this chronic infection hurt my new kidney?"
What should the nurse know about chronic rhinosinusitis in patients who have had a transplant?
A) The patient will have exaggerated symptoms of rhinosinusitis due to immunosuppression.
B) Taking immunosuppressive drugs can contribute to chronic rhinosinusitis.
C) Chronic rhinosinusitis can damage the transplanted organ.
D) Immunosuppressive drugs can cause organ rejection.
Ans: B
Feedback:
URIs, specifically chronic rhinosinusitis and recurrent acute rhinosinusitis, may be linked to primary or secondary immune deficiency or treatment with immunosuppressive therapy (i.e., for cancer or organ transplantation). Typical symptoms may be blunted or absent due to immunosuppression. No evidence indicates damage to the transplanted organ due to chronic rhinosinusitis. Immunosuppressive drugs do not cause organ rejection.
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