The nurse correlates which laboratory value with inadequate functioning of a transplanted pancreas?
a. Total white blood cell count 5000/mm3
b. 50% decrease in urine amylase level
c. Blood urea nitrogen 30 mg/dL
d. Elevated bilirubin level
B
Most pancreas transplants are anastomosed to the bladder and drain pancreatic enzymes into the urine. When the pancreas is rejected or is functioning inadequately, the level of pancreatic en-zymes in the urine decreases. The other options are not indicative of inadequate pancreatic func-tion.
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