To identify manifestations of rejection following kidney transplant, the nurse would instruct a client going home to monitor for
A) fatigue.
B) hypothermia.
C) recurrent nausea.
D) weight gain.

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Clinical manifestations of potential complications in the renal transplantation client include fever, graft tenderness, weight gain, and abnormal organ-specific laboratory test results (blood urea nitrogen [BUN] and creatinine). As kidney function declines, urine output drops and weight increases. Hypothermia and nausea are not related to chronic rejection of a kidney, and fatigue is nonspecific.

To Identify Manifestations of Rejection Following Kidney Transplant, the Nurse