What compatibility tests are performed to determine eligibility for transplantation and to
ensure as close a match as possible?
What will be an ideal response?
• Donor and recipient must have identical ABO blood groups and similar body size and weight.
• A panel reactive antibody test is done to ensure relative immunologic compatibility between the
donor and recipient; the recipient's serum is incubated with a random pool of donor lymphocytes.
The crossmatch is negative if no lymphocytes are destroyed and the recipient has no preformed
antibodies. This means the transplant can be performed.
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a. Having the same nurse care for a patient on a daily basis b. Encouraging a patient to share initial impressions of staff c. Providing a schedule of daily activities to a patient d. Setting a time for regular sessions with a patient e. Offering solutions to a patient's problems
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Which of the following is a true statement about the posterior pituitary hormones?
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