A patient is discussing a liver transplant with the transplant ...

[CharlieWard]

A patient is discussing a liver transplant with the transplant team. The physician is explaining the effort made to match what in the donor tissue?
 
  A) Histocompatability antigens
  B) Lipoproteins
  C) Non-self-markers
  D) Receptor sites

Question 2

What interleukin receptor antagonist would the nurse anticipate is most likely to be ordered for a patient, 25 years old, who has not responded to traditional antirheumatic drugs?
 
  A) Natalizumab (Tysabri)
  B) Anakinra (Kineret)
  C) Eculizumab (Soliris)
  D) Adalimumab (Humira)

[ankilker]

Answer to Question 1

A
Feedback:
The body's immune system recognizes these proteins and acts to protect self-cells and to destroy non-self-cells. When an organ is transplanted from one person to another, a great effort is made to match as many histocompatibility antigens as possible to reduce the chance that the new body will reject the transplanted organ.

Answer to Question 2

B
Feedback:
Anakinra is used to reduce the signs and symptoms of moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis in patients 18 years of age and older who have not responded to the traditional antirheumatic drugs. Options A, C, and D are monoclonal antibodies, therefore they are incorrect answers.

[CharlieWard]

Both answers were spot on, thank you once again

[ankilker]

Great! Please up vote