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Overview of Solid Organ Transplantation for Primary Care Providers

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Primary Care of the Solid Organ Transplant Recipient

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Solid organ transplantation is increasing worldwide. The number of surviving solid organ transplant recipients exceeds the capacity of transplant centers to solely care for them. While a transplant specialist has a necessary role in the care of solid organ transplant recipients, primary care providers will need to be increasingly well-versed in their care as well. This chapter discusses the prevalence of solid organ transplantation, reviews the pre-transplant workup a solid organ transplant recipient is likely to have received, and provides a framework for the initial history-taking elements required for management of solid organ transplant recipients in the primary care setting.

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Zhong, D., Wong, C.J. (2020). Overview of Solid Organ Transplantation for Primary Care Providers. In: Wong, C. (eds) Primary Care of the Solid Organ Transplant Recipient. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50629-2_2

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