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allograft rejection

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s_shahraz
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02/28/08 - 05:06 AM

An allograft rejection happens on the second day of a kidney transplantation. If pre-existing and previously sensitized T cells of the recipient reject the dononr's kideny then what type of the rejection is this?

A. hyperacute
B. acute
C. accerelated
D. chronic

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pr20
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02/28/08 - 07:53 PM

B.acute

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02/28/08 - 08:47 PM

C, acclerated

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s_shahraz
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02/29/08 - 09:53 AM

Accerelated is the answer. Just remember that rejection in the first few days can be of accerelated type. Pre-sensitized T cells engage with the transplanted material. HYPERACUTE: THINK ABOUT HOURS. ACCERELATED: THINK ABOUT DAYS, ACUTE: THINK ABOUT WEEKS/MONTHS CHRONIC: THINK ABOUT: YEARS

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