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CCRN Critical Care Nursing

Category - Adult

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The nurse is taking care of a patient who has just received a kidney transplant. What signs and symptoms would indicate the body is rejecting the donated organ?

Increased urine output
Elevated creatinine and BUN (blood, urea, nitrogen) levels
Elevated platelet count
Severe pain in the lower back

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Answer: B - The signs and symptoms that a patient’s body is rejecting a transplanted organ would be elevated kidney function labs- creatinine and BUN (blood, urea, nitrogen) levels. Increased urine output would be the sign of a functioning kidney.

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