A Client Has Undergone a Renal Transplant and Returns to the Health

question 14

Multiple Choice

A client has undergone a renal transplant and returns to the health care agency for a follow-up evaluation. Which finding would lead to the suspicion that the client is experiencing rejection?

• A) Hypotension
• B) Weight loss
• C) Polyuria
• D) Abdominal pain

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Definitions:

Voltage-Gated Channels

Protein channels in cell membranes that open or close in response to changes in electrical membrane potential, crucial for action potentials.

Synaptic Transmission

The process by which neurotransmitters are released by one neuron and bind to receptors on another neuron, facilitating communication between neurons.

Neurotransmitter

Chemical substances that transmit signals across a synapse from one neuron to another in the nervous system.

Local Potential

Changes in the electric potential of a neuron's membrane that are confined to a small area, unlike action potentials that can spread.