Liver Transplant

Question 1

What patients are not candidates for a liver transplant?

Answer 1

1. cardiac/respiratory disease
2. metastatic malignant liver cancer
3. alcohol/substance use disorder
4. morbid obesity

Question 2

what are signs of acute graft rejection?

Answer 2

1. tachycardia, fever
2. RUQ pain because that is where liver is
3. change in bile color (steatorrhea) or increased jaundice
4. increased AST and ALT

Question 3

what are signs of hepatic complications?

Answer 3

1. decreased bile drainage

2. increased RUQ pain and increased jaundice

Question 4

what medication must the liver transplant patient take?

Answer 4

administer immunosuppressants for life long therapy with liver transplant patients