Ch. 36 Organ Transplantation (incomplete)

Question 1

What criteria make a donor or the donated organ marginal (“extended criteria”)?

Answer 1

older or diabetic donor, organs with prolonged duration to ischemia

Question 2

Average time on a waiting list for a deceased donor graft is _____.

Answer 2

over 3 years

Question 3

What effect does kidney transplant have on ESRD patients who receive kidney transplant?

Answer 3

increased ejection fraction

Question 4

What is the active metabolite of meperedine?

Answer 4

normeperedine

Question 5

Why might you want to limit the amount of volatile gas you administer to a kidney transplant patient?

Answer 5

they decrease RBF

Question 6

What are the top two most commonly implanted organs?

Answer 6

1 kidney #2 liver

Question 7

What are the top two diseases that cause end-stage liver disease?

Answer 7

1 noncholestatic cirrhosis #2 hepatitis C

Question 8

What is the most common cause of death in acute liver failure?

Answer 8

encephalopathy and resulting cerebral edema

Question 9

What is hyperdynamic circulation characterized by?

Answer 9

increased IV fluid volume, decreased systemic vascular resistance and tachycardia

Question 10

Hyperdynamic circulation is seen in what patients?

Answer 10

ESLD