How do immune suppressants work when ordered for a patient who has had an organ transplant?
A) Blocking normal effects of the immune system
B) Stimulating immune system to fight off infection
C) Working with corticosteroids to enhance healing
D) Working with corticosteroids to promote suppressor cells
A
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Immune suppressants are used to block the normal effects of the immune system in cases of organ transplantation (in which non–self-cells are transplanted into the body and destroyed by the immune reaction) and in autoimmune disorders (in which the body's defenses recognize self-cells as foreign and work to destroy them) in some cancers. Options B, C, and D are distracters for this question.
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