A school age child is placed on a waiting list for a liver transplant. The nurse knows that the most common reason for children to need this type of transplant is because of:
1. cirrhosis due to hepatitis C.
2. biliary atresia.
3. diabetes.
4. Crohn's disease.
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Biliary atresia is the most common reason for children to have a liver transplant. Cirrhosis due to hepatitis C is the reason for most adults to have a transplant. Children do not typically need a liver transplant for diabetes or Crohn's disease.
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