The transplant nurse is assessing a patient during a post-transplant follow-up appointment. Which of the following signs and symptoms may indicate organ rejection?
A) Hypotension, polyuria, dramatic weight loss, and tenderness over the transplanted kidney
B) Polyuria, hypothermia, edema, and hypotension
C) Increasing blood pressure, oliguria, fever, and weight gain
D) Edema, hypothermia, oliguria, and numbness over the transplanted kidney
Ans: C
Feedback: After kidney transplantation, the nurse assesses the patient for signs and symptoms of transplant rejection such as oliguria, edema, fever, increasing blood pressure, weight gain, and swelling or tenderness over the transplanted kidney or graft.
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