Your client received a kidney transplant last week. Why is he at a greater risk of infection?
1. All kidney transplant recipients are at risk because of the role the kidneys play in the immune process.
2. The kidney donor may pass on infections.
3. Immunosuppressive therapy increases infection risk.
4. Hospitalized patients have a higher risk of nosocomial infections.
ANS: 3
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