Multiple Choice
Please read the clinical scenario, and then answer the question that follow to become familiar with the traditional NCLEX question format.
Jonathan is a 46-year-old Caucasian male, whose liver was destroyed from years of alcohol abuse. After he was clean for several years, however, he went into liver failure and needed a transplant. He finally received one 2 days ago from an unrelated donor, and you are his nurse on the transplant unit. His course has been uncomplicated thus far.
-Jonathan is talking to you about his antirejection medications,and wants to know how they work.What is the best explanation?
A) "They work on your liver to make it less hostile to its new environment,increasing the chances of organ acceptance."
B) "They work by changing the MHC markers on your new liver to be more like your own."
C) "They work by suppressing the body's immune response against a foreign organ."
D) "They work by tricking your body into thinking its MHC markers are similar to your new liver's."
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