General Surgery Qualifying Examination (GSQE)

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A male patient, 48 years old, is getting a kidney transplant. After the new kidney has been connected to the patient's vascular supply and implanted, the surgeon immediately notices that the organ is not receiving adequate blood flow. The blood type of the donor is B-negative. in contrast to the O-positive receiver. What is causing the ischemia event, out of the following?

Type IV hypersensitivity reaction Type III hypersensitivity reaction Type I hypersensitivity reaction Type II hypersensitivity reaction

Correct Answer:

Type II hypersensitivity reaction

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