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A patient who received a kidney transplant seven years ago is seen for increasing blood pressure and proteinuria. The nurse realizes that this patient is demonstrating signs of which of the following?
1. chronic kidney rejection
2. acute kidney rejection
3. renal artery stenosis
4. pyelonephritis
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11 years ago
1 -- Chronic rejection may develop months to years following transplant. The presenting manifestations progressive azotemia, proteinuria and hypertension are those of progressive renal failure. Acute rejection most commonly occurs in the weeks that immediately follow transplant. Renal artery stenosis manifests with a bruit over the surgical anastomosis site. Pyelonephritis manifests with abdominal discomfort and low-grade fever.
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