The Renal System

at a Glance

Christopher O'Callaghan

Multiple Choice:

Chapter 48. Renal transplantation

1. When a patient is given a renal transplant which of the following are true?
         
         
a. the patient must be related to the donor True   False    
b. the kidney is usually placed in the site of one of their old kidneys True   False    
c. administration of steroids inhibits gene transcription in immune cells True   False    
d. they may reject the kidney if they stop taking immunosuppressive drugs True   False    
e. cyclosporin administration will inhibit cytokine synthesis and T cell activation True   False