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Orthopedic and heterotopic.
What are two types of cardiac transplants.
What is a cardiac transplant.
Joining of donor heart and vessels to recipients heart without removing it.
What is heterotopic cardiac procedure.
This is started after the recipient is accepted into the transplant program.
What is preoperative teaching.
removal of a diseased heart and replacing it with a donor heart.
What is an orthopedic cardiac transplant.
Immunosuppressive therapy.
What is required to prevent rejection of transplanted heart.
Infection and cancer.
What are adverse affects of taking immunosuppressive agents.
Main cause of death within the first year.
What is heart rejection.
Bleeding, Arrhythmia, Infection, Kidney Failure, Stroke etc.
What are complications of cardiac surgery.
Cylosporine, Mycophenolate, Mofetil, Tacrolimus, Sirolum, & Prednisone.
What are types of immunosuppressive agents.
What is required to prevent rejection of organ
Things done during the first year to detect rejection.
What are frequent biopsies of cardiac muscle or newer blood tests.
Sleep is promoted in intervals.
What is 90-minute intervals.
Deficient knowledge and decreased cardiac output.
What are nursing diagnoses related to cardiac transplant surgery.
Perioperative test done to detect an MI.
What is an ECG.
Q15 - 30 minutes monitoring and recording.
What are vital signs, oxygen saturation, and cardiac pressures.
What are CBC and WBC blood tests.
What are diuretics.
Safety measures that are maintained.
What are keep the bed in lowest position, nursing call light within reach, keep the side rails of the bed up.
What are Tacrolimus and Cyclosporine.
Use of Tacrolimus (Astagraf XL).
What is for acute organ rejection prophylaxis.
Increased cataracts, high cholesterol, diabetes, kidney disease, osteoporosis.
What are adverse reactions of immunosuppressive therapy.
Cardiothoracic step-down unit.
What is the place patients are transferred to after transplant surgery.
Complications associated with cardiac surgery.
Bleeding, Arrhythmia, Infection, Memory loss/trouble thinking clearly, Kidney failure, Stroke, or Heart attack.
Use of Cyclosporine (Sandimmune)
What is for acute renal, heart, and liver rejection.