American Board for Transplant Certification

CCTN: Lung and Heart Latest Questions and Answers Graded A+ acute rejection with lung transplants and treatment - CORRECT ANSWER takes place at least once in all lung transplant recipients, usually within the first 3 months. Symptoms are coughing, shortness of breath, weakness, elevated temp, low blood o2 levels, pulmonary infiltrates, and pulmonary effusions. Treatment is high-dose corticosteroids and proper immunosuppressive therapy. If left untreated, chronic rejection will follo...

Kidney/Pancreas/Liver/Small Intestine Transplant- CCTN Questions with Correct Answers New Update 2023 Long term risks for kidney donors - CORRECT ANSWER -Proteinurea -Increased serum creatinine, lower creatinine clearance -does NOT increase their chance for HTN Banff 97 Grading System - CORRECT ANSWER -rates the severity of acute renal rejection -the lower the grade number the better -2A-2B : IV solumedrol - 2B-3B : monoclonal or polyclonal antibodies Polyclonal antibodies - COR...

CCTN: organ, post and immunosuppress questions with verified answers 2023 most common diseases that require a pancreas or liver transplant - CORRECT ANSWER pancreas=Type 1 diabetes. Liver= alcohol with liver changes. Cholestasis. Chronic hepatitis. Genetic diseases. Hepatocellular carcinoma <5cm accompanied by cirrhosis. Metabolic disease. most common diseases that require a kidney transplant - CORRECT ANSWER polycstic kidney disease, primary glomerulonephritis, HIV assoc nephro...

CCTN Review- General Transplantation Care New Update 2023 with Complete Solutions Cholestasis - CORRECT ANSWER a condition where the bile cannot flow from the liver to the duodenum of the small intestines. Intrahepatic bile duct - CORRECT ANSWER passes through and drain bile from the liver. Diseases that affect the Intrahepatic bile duct are: - CORRECT ANSWER biliary atresia Primary biliary cirrhosis Iatrogenic drug induced diseases Familial cholestasis Cystic fibrosis Biliary at...

CCTN values and info exam new update 2023 with complete solutions Sodium - CORRECT ANSWER 135-145 Potassium - CORRECT ANSWER 3.5-5.0 Chloride - CORRECT ANSWER 95-109 Creatinine - CORRECT ANSWER 0.5-1.2 blood urea nitrogen (BUN) - CORRECT ANSWER 7-22 Glucose - CORRECT ANSWER 60-109 Phosphate - CORRECT ANSWER 2.7-4.5 Calcium - CORRECT ANSWER 8.4-10.5 Magnesium - CORRECT ANSWER 1.3-2.0 carbon dioxide - CORRECT ANSWER 21-30 Why are there extra P waves after heart transplantation? - CORR...