nephrology transplant lecture 2 10

• related: Nephrology

kidney placed in abdomen, on to iliac artery

Exclusion criteria:

Immunosuppression

• azathioprine older version but causes less GI SE
• avoid clarithromycin for H pylori. Use modified regimen
• bone marrow more prominant with imuran
• can look like PCP, can be very dramatic

Ppx

• donor positive, recipient neg: 6 months valcyte, otherwise 3 months

post transplant

• rule out everything else before rejection

Rejection

• can diagnose rejection without biopsy