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Guest Lecture Flashcards

(8 cards)

1
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Patients on an LVAD typically have ____ pulse rate

A

No pulse rate because the machine provides continuous flow of blood

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2
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A drop in LVAD pump flow may indicate what?

A

Pump failure

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3
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What should you do if LVAD pump power continually increases overtime

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Speak with team because an increase of 10 watts could mean a thrombus

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4
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What should you do if LVAD pump speed changes.

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Speak with team because this could be an abnormal condition like a suction event

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5
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What should you monitor for patients on an LVAD

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Risk of bleeding, infections,

Check INR (coagulation)

Check RBC count

WBC count and LDH

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6
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What is the prognosis for survival 1 year after a heart transplant

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Less than 50%

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7
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Post op heart transplant patients need to worry about what?

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Avoiding infection

Sternal precautions

Slower response to activity

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8
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Patients who have a heart transplant have a denervated heart at first, this means that…

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Higher resting BPM

Slower to respond to activity

NO angina w/ hypoxia

Problems with orthostatic hypotension

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