A patient is prescribed a monoclonal antibody after an allograft on the left thigh. What does the use of this medication suggest to the nurse?
1. The patient will have a shorter recovery time.
2. This medication has fewer adverse effects.
3. There is a risk for steroid-resistant rejection of the graft.
4. The patient is at risk for developing a graft infection.
Correct Answer: 3
Because of significant side effects, the use of OKT3, a monoclonal antibody, is limited primarily to treatment of steroid-resistant rejection. The use of this medication does not indicate that the patient will have a shorter recovery time. There is no evidence that this medication has fewer adverse effects or that the patient is at risk for developing a graft infection.
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