The nurse caring for a client after an organ transplant assesses for signs of acute rejection most likely to occur at what time after surgery?
1. Immediately
2. In 24 hours
3. After 72 hours
4. After 30 days
2
Rationale: Acute rejection symptoms are most likely to occur within 24 hours of surgery because the body must mount its attack on the new organ, seen as a foreign antigen. Chronic rejection occurs as the body's immune response slowly but progressively attacks the organ, leaving deposits that reduce blood flow to the organ.
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