Reduction of Risk Potential Q 78

By | June 11, 2022

A female client is scheduled to receive a heart valve replacement with a porcine valve. Which of the following types of transplant is this?
  
     A. Allogeneic
     B. Autologous
     C. Syngeneic
     D. Xenogeneic
    
    

Correct Answer: D. Xenogeneic

A xenogeneic transplant is between a human and another species.

Option A: Allogeneic transplant is between two humans,
Option B: Autologous is a transplant from the same individual.
Option C: A syngeneic transplant is between identical twins.

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