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Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy
1. What is cardiac allograft vasculopathy?
2. Why does cardiac allograft vasculopathy occur?
3. How do
Cardiac Allograft ... What is cardiac ... Why does cardiac ... Vasculopathy #cardiology #transplant ... #diagnosis #management
ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Fundamentals
Definitions:
 • ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) provides prolonged pulmonary and/or circulatory support
to recovery or transplant ... Support (VA) - cardiac ... bridge to recovery, transplant ... Oxygenation #diagnosis #management
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
Treatments may include: cardiac ... considered for heart transplants ... #Management #Cardiology
Radiation Injury
Acute Radiation Toxicity primarily affects rapidly dividing cells based on dosage
Hematopoiteic - Pancytopenia, Infection
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• Onset Hours Cardio ... of bone marrow transplant ... Toxicity #diagnosis #management
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
Patient s/p liver transplant ... Vascular grafts/cardiac ... and high risk cardiac ... Gastroenterology #Management
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Diagnosis and Management ... left heart 3-6 cardiac ... SpO2 > 88% • Management ... take months after transplant ... syndrome #diagnosis #management
Graft-Verus-Host Disease (GVHD) - Quick Reference Sheet
Multisystem disorder that is a common complication of allogeneic hematopoietic
hematopoietic cell transplant ... when immune cells transplanted ... recognize the transplant ... disease in the transplant ... Diagnosis #Overview #Management
Post-Transplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorders (PTLD)
Definition: Lymphoid and/or plasmacytic proliferations that occur as a result of immunosuppression in
of solid-organ transplants ... Risk Factors by transplant ... • Solid organ transplant ... oncology #diagnosis #management ... #transplant
Cardiac Transplant Complications Timeline
First 30 days: Primary Graft failure
6 mo-1 year: Opportunistic infections
1-5 years: Acute allograft
Cardiac Transplant ... BrighamMedRes #Cardiac ... #Transplant #Complications
Cardiac Allograft Rejection - Grades
- Acute Cellular Rejection (ACR, Cytotoxic T-cells)
- Acute Ab-Mediated Rejection (AMR, Humoral)

by
Cardiac Allograft ... rishikumarmd #Cardiac ... Grades #grading #transplant