Please read the clinical scenario, and then answer the question that follow to become familiar with the traditional NCLEX question format.
Jonathan is a 46-year-old Caucasian male, whose liver was destroyed from years of alcohol abuse. After he was clean for several years, however, he went into liver failure and needed a transplant. He finally received one 2 days ago from an unrelated donor, and you are his nurse on the transplant unit. His course has been uncomplicated thus far.
-If Jonathan experiences graft rejection,what type of cells will most likely be primarily responsible?

Question

Please read the clinical scenario, and then answer the question that follow to become familiar with the traditional NCLEX question format.
  Jonathan is a 46-year-old Caucasian male, whose liver was destroyed from years of alcohol abuse. After he was clean for several years, however, he went into liver failure and needed a transplant. He finally received one 2 days ago from an unrelated donor, and you are his nurse on the transplant unit. His course has been uncomplicated thus far. 
-If Jonathan experiences graft rejection,what type of cells will most likely be primarily responsible?

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

T cytotoxic cells are responsible for destroying foreign cells, including transplanted tissue, that are recognized as “non-self” by the immune system. Graft rejection occurs when the recipient's immune system recognizes the transplanted tissue as foreign and tries to destroy it. Therefore, if Jonathan experiences graft rejection, T cytotoxic cells are most likely to be primarily responsible.

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