The nurse conducting community education on transplant options would teach that the client who would benefit most from kidney-pancreas transplantation is the client with
a. acute renal failure and pancreatitis.
b. end-stage renal disease and type 1diabetes.
c. glomerulonephritis and pancreatitis.
d. polycystic kidney disease and type 2 diabetes.
B
Pancreas transplantation is indicated for the client with type 1 diabetes mellitus to restore normal glucose metabolism. Pancreas-kidney transplantation is performed in the diabetic client with end-stage renal disease.
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