A young girl requires a liver transplant due to failure of her liver to function. What is required for her to have a good prognosis and why?
What will be an ideal response?
The ABO and other blood group antigens of the donor and recipient must be determined. Next, donor and recipient tissues are matched as closely as possible. Following surgery she must receive immunosuppressive therapy to keep her body from rejecting the new liver as foreign tissue.
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A. blocking the effects of serotonin. B. making the platelet surface less sticky. C. interfering with the synthesis of prostaglandins. D. stimulating the release of heparin. E. blocking the binding of platelets to collagen.
Secretions from digestive organs include
a. enzymes b. bile c. mucus d. hormones e. all of the above
Certain substances, like caffeine and citrus juices, are classified as diuretics. This means that they cause diuresis in the kidneys. What effect will diuretics have on the urinary system?
A. They increase volume of urine excreted. B. They decrease volume of urine excreted. C. They decrease GFR. D. They increase amount of urea produced.
The tissue that surrounds a muscle cell (myofiber) is known as
A) epimysium. B) perimysium. C) endomysium. D) superficial mysium