A patient undergoing a kidney transplant is given a kidney from a person with type B blood when the patient is, in fact, type O. What effect of this mistake would be most likely?
A) Nothing, blood type does not matter in organ transplants.
B) Nothing, Type O is the universal recipient.
C) organ failure
D) coma
E) a mild allergic reaction

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The mistake of giving a kidney from a person with type B blood to a patient who is type O can result in organ failure due to the recipient's antibodies attacking the foreign tissue. This is because type O blood is the universal donor and does not have antibodies for A or B antigens, while type B blood has B antigens that will be recognized as foreign by the recipient's immune system. This can lead to organ rejection and failure.

A Patient Undergoing a Kidney Transplant Is Given a Kidney