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Heart Transplant Transportation - Organ Care System (OCS)

Stephen DeVries, PA-C @SDeVriesPAC

#Heart #Transplant #Donor #thoracic #surgery #CTS
Heart Transplant ... Transportation - Organ ... @SDeVriesPAC #Heart ... Transplant #Donor #thoracic ... #surgery #CTS #
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
is caused by a ... Connective tissue disorder ... • Cardiac surgery ... catheterization • Thoracic ... opiates • Control heart
Heart Transplant Transportation - Organ Care System (OCS)

Vandy Perfusion and Donor Recovery team travel over 4000
Heart Transplant ... Transportation - Organ ... Unsung heroes of thoracic ... Shah @AshShahMD #Heart ... #surgery #CTS #
Beating donor heart transplant 

A heart I transplanted recently on the Organ Care System. Amazing technology
Beating donor heart ... recently on the Organ ... Transplant #Donor #thoracic ... #surgery #CTS # ... Transportation #OCS #organ
Donor Heart Awaiting Transplant

Reanimated human heart from a DCD donor. 20min of no cardiac function before
Donor Heart Awaiting ... Reanimated human heart ... Transplant #Donor #thoracic ... #surgery #CTS # ... beating #cardiac #organ
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
and signs of end-organ ... or papilledema, heart ... with electrolyte disorders ... apnea: CPAP, most pts ... Neurologic disorders
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Fibrinolysis → End organ ... • Subcutaneous dissecting ... + Bleeding Treatment ... Treat primary cause ... #treatment #management
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
with congestive heart ... Kidney stones caused ... Postoperative abdominal distention ... specific bleeding disorders ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
malignant, pediatric cases ... changes, and other organ ... leukocytosis, psychiatric disorders ... of anesthesia, surgery ... management and then surgery
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
urine, sweat) - its ... Both of these organs ... regional ischemia, surgery ... before beginning treatment ... glycol - HIV/HAART