Which statement made by the client getting ready for discharge after a solid organ transplant indicates the need for clarification of the post-transplant drug regimen?
A. "If I develop an infection, I should stop taking my prednisone."
B. "If I have tenderness over the area of the transplant, I will call the transplant team immediately."
C. "I should avoid people who are ill or who have an infection because I am some-what immunosuppressed now."
D. "I should mix my cyclosporine exactly the way I was taught because it won't work as well if I change the routine."
A
Immunosuppressive agents should not be stopped without the consultation of the transplant phy-sician, even if an infection is present. Stopping immunosuppressive therapy endangers the trans-planted organ.
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