Nclex Pn Studies Renal Already Passed

The nurse is caring for a client who received a recent kidney transplant. Besides actual rejection of the transplant, which are some of the most important complications this client is at risk for? Select all that apply. {Ans: Rejection is one of the major problems of kidney transplant recipients. Besides recurrence of renal disease, kidney transplant clients are also at risk for malignancies, cardiovascular disease caused by atherosclerotic vascular disease, infection, and corticosteroid-related complications. Incidences of infection usually occur within the first month of transplant.}A client with new-onset renal failure is having a first hemodialysis treatment. The nurse is especially careful to monitor the client for which signs/symptoms after the dialysis treatment? {Ans: Disequilibrium syndrome occurs most often in clients who are new to dialysis. It is characterized by headache, mental confusion, decreasing level of consciousness, nausea, vomiting, twitching, and possible seizure activity. It results from rapid removal of solutes from the body during hemodialysis, with a higher residual concentration gradient in the brain because of the blood-brain barrier. Water goes into cerebral cells because of the osmotic gradient, causing brain swelling and the onset of symptoms. It is prevented by dialyzing for shorter times or at reduced