Listing Status
A patient is able to remain living at home while actively listed.
What is status 2?
BNP, MRSA, MRSA, CMV/EBV...
What are labs needed for transplant?
Gold standard for rejection detection in heart transplant.
What is heart endomyocardial biopsy?
Increased BNP, hypertension, nausea or vomiting, SOB
What are symptoms of rejection?
This blood test is drawn regularly prior to transplant to see how many antibodies a patient has.
What are PRAs?
Temporarily inactive on the waitlist.
What is status 7?
This lab tube is sent with the chart to the OR.
What is a red top?
What are Tacrolimus trough and BNP?
Elevated WBC, fever, and hypotension.
What are symptoms of infection?
This blood test is drawn in order to confirm ABOi status.
What is a isohemoglobin panel?
Less than 1 year old at listing or on one inotropic agent.
What is status 1b?
What is mycophenolate?
Level of 10-12
What is the tacrolimus trough goal for the first year?
Best way to prevent the spread of infection.
What is hand washing?
What is an ABOi candidate?
Inpatient on multiple or high dose inotropic agents, MCSD, or intubated.
•Hepatitis panel, HIV panel, and HCV PCR
What are infectious disease labs drawn upon transplant admission?
Immunosuppression changes are made by this provider.
Who are CHF2/ heart transplant/heart failure providers?
What are the bedside nurse discharge responsibilities?
This lab is drawn after transplant to monitor new antibodies.
What is DSA?
Patient is granted temporary status increase due to severity of medical condition.
What is an exception?
At time of transplant this medication goes to the OR and is NOT started at the bedside.
What is methylprednisolone?
This is done on week 2, 4, 8, 12, 6 months, 1 year, and annually.
Tacrolimus trough is drawn 30 minutes prior to medication due in this tube.
What is a purple EDTA tube?
This lab is drawn at the time of transplant to confirm HLA matching.
What is a crossmatch?