Not every patient with end-stage liver disease is a candidate for receiving a transplant. Which of the following conditions are contraindications to a kidney transplant? (Select all that apply.)
a. Malignancy during the past 5 years
b. Active infectious process
c. Advanced cardiopulmonary disease
d. Recreational drug use
e. Nonadherence to current medical regimen
B, C, D, E
Contraindications to kidney transplantation include malignancy during the past 3 years, active infectious process, advanced cardiopulmonary disease, high risk for surgery, nonadherence to current medical regimen, recreational drug use, and other serious contributing disease processes.
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