KROK 1 2010 – Question 157 · KROK (Medicine) · Microbiology, Virology, and Immunology
A patient in a transplantation centre underwent heart transplantation. The organ was taken from a donor who died in a road accident. Foreign heart can be rejected as a result of development of transplantation immunity. It is usually prevented by means of:
- A. Ultrasound
- B. Chemotherapy
- C. Immunosuppressors
- D. X-ray therapy
- E. Enzymes
Hint
Think about which recipient response damages a foreign organ and what general kind of long-term therapy is needed to restrain it.
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